ELLISVILLE POTW NORTH - Secondary Wastewater Treatment in Jones County, Mississippi

ELLISVILLE POTW NORTH is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on Hoskins Creek Road in Jones County, Mississippi. The plant serves a small community of about 1,225 residents, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for a rural area in the southeastern United States. The plant operates at the secondary treatment level, which is the standard required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal facilities of this scale. Secondary treatment typically involves biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids. The plant has a designed capacity of approximately 1,098 cubic meters per day and currently treats an average daily flow of about 973 cubic meters, indicating it operates below its design capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into local streams that ultimately drain into the Pascagoula River basin, which flows into the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides important habitat for fish and wildlife. The plant's operations are regulated under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program to ensure compliance with water quality standards.

The plant discharges into small creeks in the Pascagoula River watershed, which flows southward through Mississippi and empties into the Gulf of Mexico. This region supports a variety of freshwater and estuarine species, including fish, amphibians, and migratory birds. The Pascagoula River is one of the last free-flowing river systems in the contiguous United States, making its water quality particularly important for downstream ecosystems.