GEORGETOWN POTW - Georgetown, Mississippi Wastewater Treatment Plant

GEORGETOWN POTW is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located on Broad Street in Georgetown, Copiah County, Mississippi. Serving a small population of 332 residents, the facility plays a key role in managing the community's wastewater within the Pearl River basin. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment process required under the U.S. Clean Water Act for municipal facilities. With a designed capacity of 416.39 million gallons per year and an actual discharge volume of 143.85 million gallons per year, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth. Treated effluent is discharged into local streams that flow into the Pearl River, which ultimately reaches the Gulf of Mexico. The plant helps protect downstream water quality and supports the ecological health of the river system, which provides habitat for diverse aquatic species.

The plant discharges into tributaries of the Pearl River, which flows south through Mississippi and Louisiana into the Gulf of Mexico. The Pearl River basin supports a variety of fish and wildlife, including several species of freshwater mussels and migratory birds. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic pollutant loads, mitigating potential impacts on downstream ecosystems.