DREXEL SOUTH LAGOON Wastewater Treatment Plant, Drexel, Missouri

DREXEL SOUTH LAGOON is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Drexel, Missouri, United States. It serves a small population of approximately 482 residents in the South Drexel area along Ethel Street. The plant operates as a lagoon-based secondary treatment facility, typical for small communities in the Midwest. As a secondary treatment plant, DREXEL SOUTH LAGOON provides biological treatment to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting the requirements of the US Clean Water Act. The plant has a designed capacity of 189.27 cubic meters per day and discharges a similar volume of treated effluent. Facilities of this scale in Missouri are regulated under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The treated effluent from DREXEL SOUTH LAGOON is discharged into local streams that drain into the Marais des Cygnes River, a tributary of the Osage River, which ultimately flows into the Missouri River and then the Mississippi River. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides habitat for fish and wildlife. The plant's operation helps protect downstream water quality in this agriculturally dominated region.

DREXEL SOUTH LAGOON discharges into local waterways that feed into the Marais des Cygnes River, part of the Osage River basin. This watershed drains into the Missouri River and eventually the Mississippi River, supporting a variety of fish species and migratory birds. The region's agricultural land use makes nutrient management important to prevent downstream eutrophication.