Danville WWTP - Municipal Wastewater Treatment in Danville, Indiana

Danville WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located at 1000 East Broadway Street in Danville, Hendricks County, Indiana. Serving a population of around 6,418, the plant is part of the town's essential infrastructure for managing domestic wastewater. As a small-to-medium agglomeration, the facility plays a key role in protecting local water quality. Under the U.S. Clean Water Act, wastewater treatment plants of this scale are typically required to meet secondary treatment standards through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program. The plant's operations are regulated to ensure compliance with federal and state water quality criteria, though specific treatment process details are not publicly available in this record. The treated effluent from Danville WWTP is discharged into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the Mississippi River basin. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides recreational and drinking water resources downstream. Proper treatment at this facility helps prevent nutrient pollution and protects the ecological health of receiving waters.

Danville WWTP discharges into a tributary of the White River, which flows into the Wabash River and then the Ohio River, part of the Mississippi River basin. This watershed supports diverse aquatic species and provides water for communities downstream. Effective wastewater treatment is critical to prevent nutrient enrichment and maintain water quality in this ecologically sensitive river system.