FLORA POTW - Advanced Wastewater Treatment in Vernon, Mississippi

FLORA POTW is a publicly owned treatment works located in Vernon, Madison County, Mississippi. The plant serves a small community of 1,532 residents and operates with advanced treatment capabilities, ensuring high-quality effluent before discharge. The plant's designed capacity is 1,135.62 units, and it currently treats about 454.25 units of wastewater, indicating ample reserve capacity. As a US facility, it operates under the Clean Water Act's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, which sets strict effluent limits for advanced treatment plants. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Pearl River basin and then into the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems and supports water quality in the region.

The plant discharges into tributaries of the Pearl River, which flows south through Mississippi and Louisiana before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. The Pearl River watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides habitat for migratory fish species. Advanced treatment at this plant helps reduce nutrient loading and protects downstream water quality in the Gulf Coast region.