GREENVILLE STP Wastewater Treatment Plant, Greenville, Kentucky

GREENVILLE STP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Serving a population of around 6,800, the plant is part of the community's essential infrastructure for managing domestic wastewater. The facility operates under the regulatory framework of the U.S. Clean Water Act, which requires National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for all discharges. As a medium-sized agglomeration, the plant is expected to provide secondary treatment as a minimum standard under federal regulations. The plant's capacity and discharge volume are managed to meet permit limits that protect water quality in the receiving stream. The treated effluent from GREENVILLE STP is discharged to a local tributary that flows into the Green River, a major tributary of the Ohio River. The Green River watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in western Kentucky. The plant's operations are designed to minimize nutrient and pollutant loads to protect downstream water quality and aquatic habitats.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Green River, which flows into the Ohio River and ultimately the Mississippi River. The Green River watershed supports diverse aquatic species, including several mussel species and fish, and is an important migratory corridor. The plant's discharge must comply with state water quality standards to protect these downstream ecosystems.