Greene V STP - Wastewater Treatment Plant in Village of Greene, New York

Greene V STP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in the Village of Greene, Chenango County, New York. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,701 residents and operates with a designed capacity of 1,703.43 cubic meters per day, with an average discharge volume of 624.59 cubic meters per day. As a secondary treatment plant, it provides biological treatment to reduce organic pollutants and suspended solids before discharge. The plant operates under the regulatory framework of the United States Clean Water Act, administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Facilities of this scale in New York are typically required to meet secondary treatment standards under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program. The plant's treatment process ensures compliance with state water quality standards for the protection of aquatic life and public health. The treated effluent from Greene V STP is discharged to a local water body that flows into the Chenango River, a tributary of the Susquehanna River. The Susquehanna River ultimately drains into the Chesapeake Bay, one of the largest estuaries in the United States. The plant plays a role in protecting downstream water quality, particularly in the context of nutrient management and the Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts.

Greene V STP discharges into a local stream that feeds the Chenango River, a major tributary of the Susquehanna River. The Susquehanna River flows south through Pennsylvania and into the Chesapeake Bay, a large and ecologically productive estuary. The Chesapeake Bay watershed is sensitive to nutrient pollution, and secondary treatment helps reduce the plant's contribution to nitrogen and phosphorus loads that can cause algal blooms and hypoxia in the bay.