Fairview WWTP - Secondary Wastewater Treatment in Fairview, Kansas

Fairview WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Fairview, Kansas, a small community in Brown County. The plant serves a population of approximately 288 residents, reflecting its role in managing wastewater for a rural agglomeration. As a secondary treatment plant, Fairview WWTP provides biological treatment to remove organic matter and suspended solids. The plant has a designed capacity of 90.85 thousand gallons per day and currently discharges 75.71 thousand gallons per day. Under the U.S. Clean Water Act, such facilities operate under National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, which set effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent from Fairview WWTP is discharged into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the Missouri River basin. The receiving water body supports aquatic life and is part of the larger Mississippi River watershed. Proper treatment helps maintain water quality in this inland agricultural region.

Fairview WWTP discharges into a tributary of the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi River and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. The local watershed is primarily agricultural, with runoff from farmland contributing nutrient loads. The plant's secondary treatment reduces organic pollutants and helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems from oxygen depletion and eutrophication.