Overview
Goddard WWTP serves approximately 3,446 residents in Goddard, Kansas. The facility operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act, which mandates secondary treatment for municipal wastewater.
Goddard WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located at 1208 South 199th Street West in Goddard, Kansas, within Sedgwick County. The plant serves a population of about 3,446 people, placing it in the small community category. As part of the U.S. wastewater infrastructure, it is subject to federal and state regulations. Under the U.S. Clean Water Act, municipal wastewater treatment plants are required to meet secondary treatment standards, which typically involve biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. For a plant of this scale, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program administered by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment sets specific effluent limits to protect water quality. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into a local water body that eventually drains into the Arkansas River basin. The Arkansas River flows through Kansas and Oklahoma before joining the Mississippi River system, ultimately reaching the Gulf of Mexico. This connection highlights the plant's role in maintaining water quality in a major interstate watershed.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge enters a tributary of the Arkansas River, which flows through the Great Plains region. The Arkansas River supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for irrigation and municipal use downstream. The river's health is critical for maintaining ecological balance in the semi-arid Kansas landscape, and the plant's treatment performance helps prevent nutrient enrichment and pathogen contamination in this important waterway.
Frequently asked questions
Goddard WWTP is located at 1208 South 199th Street West in Goddard, Kansas, within Sedgwick County, United States.
The plant serves approximately 3,446 residents, making it a small-scale municipal wastewater treatment facility.
The treated effluent is discharged into a local water body that drains into the Arkansas River basin, eventually reaching the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.
As a U.S. facility, Goddard WWTP operates under the Clean Water Act and is subject to NPDES permit requirements enforced by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
Small municipal plants in the U.S. typically provide secondary treatment, which uses biological processes to reduce organic pollutants and suspended solids, meeting EPA standards.
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