District 29 Red Rock WWTP - Kansas City, Missouri Wastewater Treatment Plant

District 29 Red Rock WWTP is a wastewater treatment facility located in Kansas City, Missouri, within Platte County. The plant serves a small population of 135 residents and is part of the municipal wastewater infrastructure for the area. It is situated inland, away from coastal zones, and operates under the regulatory framework of the United States Clean Water Act. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the US EPA for municipal wastewater facilities. With a designed capacity of 56.78 million gallons per day and a current discharge volume of 49.21 million gallons per day, the plant operates at a high capacity utilization. This scale of treatment ensures that pollutants are significantly reduced before discharge, meeting the requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. The treated effluent is discharged into a local water body that ultimately drains into the Missouri River watershed, which flows into the Mississippi River and then to the Gulf of Mexico. The plant plays a crucial role in protecting downstream water quality and supporting the ecological health of the region's river systems.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi River and eventually reaches the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for fish and birds. The secondary treatment process helps reduce nutrient loads and organic pollutants, mitigating potential impacts on downstream ecosystems such as hypoxia zones in the Gulf.