Eagle Knoll WWTP - Secondary Treatment Plant in Boone County, Missouri

Eagle Knoll WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Boone County, Missouri, United States. The plant serves a small community of 55 residents, reflecting its role as a local infrastructure asset in a rural area of central Missouri. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required under the U.S. Clean Water Act for most municipal facilities. With a designed capacity of 132.49 million gallons per year and an actual discharge volume of 15.14 million gallons per year, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating ample headroom for future growth or seasonal variations. The treated effluent from Eagle Knoll WWTP is discharged into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the Missouri River watershed. The Missouri River flows eastward to join the Mississippi River, which empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's operations are regulated under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, ensuring compliance with water quality standards to protect downstream aquatic ecosystems.

Eagle Knoll WWTP discharges into a tributary of the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi River and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is part of a larger river system that provides habitat for fish and migratory birds. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic pollutant loads, protecting water quality in downstream rivers and the Gulf's hypoxic zone.