ENGLEWOOD STP Wastewater Treatment Plant, Englewood, Tennessee

ENGLEWOOD STP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Englewood, McMinn County, Tennessee. It serves a population of approximately 1,300 residents, providing secondary treatment to remove organic matter and suspended solids from domestic wastewater. The plant operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act, which requires NPDES permits for all discharges. As a secondary treatment facility, it meets the national minimum standards for biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended solids. The plant has a designed capacity of 946.35 cubic meters per day and currently discharges 264.98 cubic meters per day, indicating ample reserve capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into local streams that flow into the Tennessee River, a major tributary of the Ohio River and ultimately the Mississippi River. The Tennessee River basin supports diverse aquatic life and provides drinking water for millions. The plant's discharge is regulated to protect downstream water quality and ecological health.

The plant discharges into the Tennessee River watershed, which drains into the Ohio River and then the Mississippi River before reaching the Gulf of Mexico. The Tennessee River supports a variety of fish species and is an important migratory corridor for birds. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loads that could contribute to algal blooms in downstream reservoirs.