HAMILTON TWP MC KEAN STP - Advanced Wastewater Treatment in Hamilton Township, Pennsylvania

HAMILTON TWP MC KEAN STP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Hamilton Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania. Serving a small population of 650 residents, the plant provides advanced treatment to protect local water quality. The facility is situated at 98 Water Street in Ludlow, within the Allegheny River watershed. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants. With a designed capacity of 264.98 megaliters per year and an actual discharge volume of 189.27 megaliters, the plant operates below its full capacity. As a US facility, it operates under the Clean Water Act and is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The treated effluent is discharged into a local water body that ultimately drains into the Allegheny River, a major tributary of the Ohio River. The Allegheny River supports diverse aquatic life and provides drinking water for downstream communities. The plant's advanced treatment helps maintain water quality in this ecologically important river system.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Allegheny River, which flows into the Ohio River and eventually the Mississippi River. The Allegheny River watershed supports diverse aquatic species, including several mussel species and game fish. The advanced treatment level helps reduce nutrient loading, protecting downstream water quality and aquatic habitats in this forested region of northwestern Pennsylvania.