FOUNTAIN GREEN Wastewater Treatment Plant, Fountain Green, Utah

FOUNTAIN GREEN is a wastewater treatment plant located in Fountain Green, Utah, United States. It serves a small population of 1,071 residents in the rural community of Sanpete County. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater facilities of this scale. The plant has a designed capacity of 757.08 megaliters per year and currently discharges 397.47 megaliters per year, indicating it operates below its full capacity. As a US facility, it operates under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality. Secondary treatment typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that drain into the San Pitch River, a tributary of the Sevier River system. The Sevier River flows through central Utah and eventually terminates in the Sevier Lake, a terminal basin in the Great Basin. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local watershed and downstream aquatic ecosystems from untreated wastewater.

The plant discharges into the San Pitch River watershed, which flows into the Sevier River system. The Sevier River is a major waterway in central Utah, supporting irrigation and wildlife habitats before ending at Sevier Lake, a terminal lake in the Great Basin. The region's semi-arid climate makes water quality management critical for maintaining ecological balance and supporting agricultural and recreational uses downstream.