CRANBERRY TWP BRUSH CK STP - Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania Wastewater Treatment Plant

CRANBERRY TWP BRUSH CK STP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania. Serving a population of about 23,351, the facility is part of the region's infrastructure managed under the U.S. Clean Water Act. As a plant of this scale, it is expected to provide secondary treatment as a minimum standard under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting program. The plant's treatment processes and capacity are designed to meet state and federal effluent limits for protecting water quality in the receiving streams. The treated effluent flows into Brush Creek, a tributary of the Ohio River, which ultimately drains into the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The plant plays a key role in safeguarding local aquatic ecosystems and downstream water quality in the Ohio River basin.

The plant discharges into Brush Creek, which flows into the Ohio River, a major tributary of the Mississippi River system. The Ohio River supports diverse aquatic life and provides drinking water for millions. The plant's operations help maintain water quality in this ecologically significant watershed, which is subject to nutrient and pollutant management under the Clean Water Act.