Overview
Greenleaf WWTP is a secondary treatment plant serving 325 people in Greenleaf, Kansas. It discharges 124.92 million gallons per year and has a designed capacity of 272.55 million gallons.
Greenleaf WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Greenleaf, Washington County, Kansas. The plant serves a small population of 325 residents, providing secondary treatment to meet state and federal water quality standards. The plant has a designed capacity of 272.55 million gallons per year and currently discharges 124.92 million gallons annually. As a secondary treatment facility, it meets the minimum requirements under the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater treatment, which mandates secondary treatment for all publicly owned treatment works. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into local waterways within the Kansas River basin, which ultimately drains into the Missouri River and then the Mississippi River. The plant plays a role in protecting downstream water quality in this agriculturally intensive region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Kansas River basin, which flows into the Missouri River and eventually the Mississippi River. The watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important resource for agriculture and recreation in northeastern Kansas. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and pathogen loads to the receiving waters.
Frequently asked questions
Greenleaf WWTP is located on Sewer Road in Greenleaf, Washington County, Kansas, United States.
The plant serves a population of 325 residents in the Greenleaf area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local waterways within the Kansas River basin, which flows to the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
Greenleaf WWTP provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater treatment plants.
As a publicly owned treatment works, Greenleaf WWTP operates under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality.
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