Elaine WWTP - Advanced Wastewater Treatment in Elaine, Arkansas

Elaine WWTP is a wastewater treatment facility located in Elaine, Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. The plant serves a small community of 636 residents, providing essential sanitation services to this rural area in the Mississippi Delta region. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the US Clean Water Act. With a designed capacity of 378.54 cubic meters per day and a current discharge volume of 181.70 cubic meters per day, the facility operates well within its capacity, indicating room for future growth or seasonal variations. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Mississippi River basin. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream water quality in the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico, reducing nutrient loads that contribute to hypoxic zones.

The plant discharges into the Mississippi River watershed, which drains into the Gulf of Mexico. This region is part of the Mississippi Delta, an ecologically sensitive area that supports diverse aquatic life and migratory birds. Advanced treatment at this plant helps reduce nutrient pollution, which is a key concern for the Gulf of Mexico's hypoxic zone.