EDISON POND Wastewater Treatment Plant, Edison, Georgia

EDISON POND is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Edison, Calhoun County, Georgia, United States. The facility serves a population of approximately 1,350 residents, placing it in the small community category. It operates under the regulatory framework of the US Clean Water Act, which requires NPDES permits for discharges into surface waters. The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard biological process that removes organic matter and suspended solids. With a designed capacity of 946.35 m³/day and an average daily flow of 757.08 m³/day, the facility operates below its capacity. Secondary treatment is typical for small communities in Georgia, meeting state and federal requirements for protecting water quality. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that drain into the Flint River basin, eventually reaching the Apalachicola River and the Gulf of Mexico. The plant plays a key role in safeguarding downstream ecosystems, including the diverse aquatic habitats of the Flint River and Apalachicola Bay.

The plant discharges into tributaries of the Flint River, which flows through southwestern Georgia and joins the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border to form the Apalachicola River. The Apalachicola River empties into Apalachicola Bay, a productive estuary in the Gulf of Mexico. The watershed supports diverse aquatic life, including threatened species like the Gulf sturgeon, and is ecologically sensitive to nutrient loading from wastewater.