Overview
Forest Hills WWTP in Harris County, Texas, serves 950 people with advanced treatment. The plant discharges 605.67 thousand gallons per day and has a designed capacity of 757.08 thousand gallons per day.
Forest Hills WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Harris County, Texas, within the Houston metropolitan area. The plant serves a small population of 950 residents and operates under the regulatory framework of the US Clean Water Act, which requires NPDES permits for discharges into surface waters. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, ensuring a high level of effluent quality. With a designed capacity of 757.08 thousand gallons per day and an average discharge volume of 605.67 thousand gallons per day, the facility operates below its capacity, indicating room for future growth. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the San Jacinto River Basin and Galveston Bay, an ecologically important estuary. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream aquatic habitats and supports water quality in the region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into tributaries of the San Jacinto River, which flows into Galveston Bay, a major estuary on the Texas Gulf Coast. Galveston Bay supports diverse marine life, including oysters, shrimp, and migratory birds. The advanced treatment at Forest Hills WWTP helps reduce nutrient loading and protects the bay's ecological health.
Frequently asked questions
Forest Hills WWTP is located on Brookvale Drive in the Forestwood area of Harris County, Texas, within the Houston metropolitan region.
The plant serves a population of approximately 950 residents in the surrounding community.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local waterways that flow into the San Jacinto River Basin and eventually Galveston Bay.
As a US facility, Forest Hills WWTP operates under the Clean Water Act and must comply with an NPDES permit issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
The plant provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond secondary treatment to remove additional nutrients and contaminants, ensuring high effluent quality.
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