Overview
FCPWSD 3 Lakewood Mobile Home Park is a secondary treatment plant serving 120 people in Franklin County, Missouri. It discharges 45.43 megaliters of treated wastewater annually.
FCPWSD 3 Lakewood Mobile Home Park is a wastewater treatment facility located in Franklin County, Missouri, United States. The plant serves a small community of 120 residents and operates under secondary treatment standards, which is typical for small-scale municipal systems in the region. The plant has a designed capacity of 242.27 megaliters and currently discharges 45.43 megaliters of treated wastewater annually. As a secondary treatment facility, it meets the minimum requirements under the US Clean Water Act for reducing organic pollutants and suspended solids before discharge. The treated effluent is released into local waterways that drain into the Mississippi River basin, ultimately reaching the Gulf of Mexico. The plant plays a role in protecting downstream water quality in this agriculturally and ecologically significant region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into streams within the Mississippi River watershed, which flows into the Gulf of Mexico. This region supports diverse aquatic life and is part of a major migratory corridor for birds. The secondary treatment process helps reduce nutrient loading, which is critical for mitigating hypoxia in the Gulf.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located on Rose Hill Drive in Franklin County, Missouri, United States.
The plant serves a small community of 120 residents.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local streams that are part of the Mississippi River basin, which ultimately flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required under the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater facilities.
As a US facility, the plant operates under the Clean Water Act and is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
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