Factoryville Boro Wastewater Treatment Plant, Factoryville, Pennsylvania

Factoryville Boro is a wastewater treatment plant located in Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States. The facility serves a population of approximately 1,700 residents in this rural community within Wyoming County. As a municipal plant, it plays a key role in managing local wastewater for the area. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the US Clean Water Act. It has a designed capacity of 700.30 megaliters and discharges 302.83 megaliters of treated wastewater annually. The facility operates under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, which regulates discharges to surface waters. The treated effluent is discharged into a local water body, ultimately contributing to the Susquehanna River basin. This river system flows into the Chesapeake Bay, a major estuary on the Atlantic coast. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream water quality and aquatic ecosystems.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Susquehanna River, which drains into the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay is a large estuary that supports diverse aquatic life, including blue crabs, oysters, and migratory fish. Advanced treatment at the plant reduces nutrient loads, helping to mitigate eutrophication and hypoxia in the bay.