Overview
Glen Flora WWTP is an advanced treatment facility serving 93 people in Glen Flora, Wisconsin. It discharges 26.50 units of treated wastewater daily, with a designed capacity of 49.21 units.
Glen Flora WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Glen Flora, a small village in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. The facility serves a population of 93 residents, reflecting its role in a rural community. As an advanced treatment plant, it employs processes beyond secondary treatment to achieve higher effluent quality. The plant operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act, which requires National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for all point source discharges. For small agglomerations like Glen Flora, advanced treatment is not federally mandated but may be implemented to meet local water quality standards or sensitive receiving water conditions. The plant's designed capacity of 49.21 units indicates it can handle peak flows, while the actual discharge volume of 26.50 units suggests current operations are below capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into a local water body, likely a tributary of the Flambeau River or the Chippewa River system, which ultimately drains into the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems and supports the ecological health of the region's waterways.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a local stream within the Chippewa River basin, which flows into the Mississippi River and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. The receiving water body supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as walleye and smallmouth bass. Advanced treatment reduces nutrient loading, helping to prevent eutrophication in downstream lakes and reservoirs.
Frequently asked questions
Glen Flora WWTP is located on Prentice Street in Glen Flora, Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States.
The plant serves a population of 93 residents in the village of Glen Flora and surrounding areas.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local water body, likely a tributary of the Flambeau River or Chippewa River system, which flows to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.
Glen Flora WWTP provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond secondary treatment to remove additional nutrients and contaminants, ensuring high effluent quality.
The plant operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act and is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements, which set limits on effluent quality to protect receiving waters.
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