FLORALA_LOCKHART WWTP - Lockhart, Alabama Wastewater Treatment Plant

FLORALA_LOCKHART WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on Chippeway Street in Lockhart, Covington County, Alabama. It serves a population of about 4,982 people, typical of a small community in the rural southeastern United States. As a plant serving fewer than 10,000 people, it operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act, which requires secondary treatment as a minimum standard. The facility is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, ensuring compliance with effluent limits. The plant's treated effluent flows into local streams that drain into the Conecuh River, which eventually reaches the Gulf of Mexico via the Escambia River and Pensacola Bay. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides habitat for fish and wildlife species common to the Gulf Coastal Plain.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Conecuh River, which flows southward through Alabama and Florida before emptying into Pensacola Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed is part of the Gulf Coastal Plain ecoregion, characterized by sandy soils and forested wetlands. The receiving waters support fish populations and provide habitat for migratory birds along the Gulf Coast flyway.