EMLENTON STP - Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant in Scrubgrass Township, Pennsylvania

EMLENTON STP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Scrubgrass Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The facility serves a small community of approximately 887 residents, providing essential sanitation services for the local area. The plant operates at the secondary treatment level, which is the standard requirement under the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater facilities. With a design capacity of 757.08 m³/day and a current discharge volume of 454.25 m³/day, the plant has adequate capacity to handle its service population. The plant is regulated under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The treated effluent from EMLENTON STP is discharged into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the Allegheny River, a major tributary of the Ohio River system. This river network supports diverse aquatic life and provides drinking water for downstream communities. The plant's secondary treatment process helps protect water quality in the Allegheny River watershed by reducing organic pollutants and suspended solids before discharge.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Allegheny River, which flows into the Ohio River and eventually the Mississippi River. This watershed supports a variety of fish species and provides habitat for aquatic organisms. The Allegheny River is an important ecological corridor in western Pennsylvania, and the plant's secondary treatment helps maintain water quality standards in this sensitive river system.