Overview
FREISTATT WWTP is a secondary treatment plant serving 166 people in Freistatt, Missouri. It discharges 60.57 megaliters of treated wastewater annually, with a designed capacity of 87.06 megaliters.
FREISTATT WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Freistatt, a small community in Lawrence County, Missouri. The plant serves a population of 166 and operates as part of the local infrastructure managed by the city or county authorities. The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard level for small communities in the United States. It has a designed capacity of 87.06 megaliters per year and currently discharges 60.57 megaliters annually, indicating operational headroom. Under the U.S. Clean Water Act, such facilities are regulated through National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, ensuring compliance with effluent limits. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway that drains into the Spring River watershed, part of the larger Arkansas-White-Red River basin. This system ultimately flows into the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's operations help protect local streams and downstream aquatic habitats from untreated wastewater.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Spring River, which flows through southwestern Missouri into the Arkansas River and eventually the Mississippi River. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life, including fish and macroinvertebrates, and provides water for agricultural and recreational uses. The plant's secondary treatment reduces organic pollutants and suspended solids, helping maintain water quality in the downstream ecosystem.
Frequently asked questions
FREISTATT WWTP is located in Freistatt, Lawrence County, Missouri, United States.
The plant serves a population of 166 people.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local tributary of the Spring River, which flows into the Arkansas River and eventually the Mississippi River.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the U.S. Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater treatment plants.
The plant operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act and is regulated by an NPDES permit issued by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, ensuring its discharge meets federal and state water quality standards.
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