Fingal Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Plant, Fingal, North Dakota

Fingal Lagoon is a wastewater treatment facility located in Fingal, a small community in Barnes County, North Dakota. The plant serves a population of 97, reflecting its role as a small-scale municipal treatment system in the rural Great Plains region. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required under the U.S. Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater. With a designed capacity of 37.85 units, the facility operates within its capacity to manage the community's wastewater needs. As a lagoon-based system, it likely uses natural biological processes for treatment. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which is part of the Upper Sheyenne River basin. This river flows into the Sheyenne River, a tributary of the Red River of the North, which ultimately drains into Lake Winnipeg in Canada. The plant's operations contribute to protecting water quality in this transboundary river system.

The plant discharges into the Upper Sheyenne River basin, which flows into the Sheyenne River, a tributary of the Red River of the North. This river system eventually reaches Lake Winnipeg, a large freshwater lake in Canada. The region is characterized by agricultural land use, and the plant helps prevent nutrient pollution that could contribute to eutrophication in downstream water bodies.