Crawford Co Morton Subdivision Wastewater Treatment Plant, Ohio

Crawford Co Morton Subdivision is a wastewater treatment facility located in Crawford County, Ohio, United States. It serves a small community of approximately 60 residents, providing advanced treatment to ensure effluent quality meets regulatory standards. The plant is situated in a rural area of north-central Ohio, within the Lake Erie watershed. As an advanced treatment facility, it employs processes that go beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants. With a designed capacity of 37.85 cubic meters per day and a current discharge volume of 11.36 cubic meters per day, the plant operates well within its capacity. Under the US Clean Water Act, such facilities are regulated through National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits, which set limits on effluent quality to protect receiving waters. The treated wastewater from this plant ultimately drains into the Sandusky River watershed, which flows north into Lake Erie. Lake Erie is a vital freshwater resource that supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as walleye and perch, and provides drinking water for millions. The plant's advanced treatment helps reduce nutrient loading, which is critical for preventing harmful algal blooms in the lake.

The plant discharges into the Sandusky River basin, which flows into Lake Erie, part of the Great Lakes system. Lake Erie is ecologically sensitive due to nutrient pollution that can cause harmful algal blooms. The advanced treatment at this plant helps mitigate such impacts by reducing phosphorus and nitrogen loads, supporting the health of downstream aquatic ecosystems.