Hamilton WWTP - Secondary Treatment Plant in Hamilton, Kansas

Hamilton WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Hamilton, Greenwood County, Kansas. It serves a small population of 334 residents, providing essential sanitation services to this rural community in the central United States. The plant operates at the secondary treatment level, which is the minimum standard required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater facilities. With a designed capacity of 174.13 thousand gallons per day and an average discharge volume of 124.92 thousand gallons per day, the plant operates well within its capacity. As a small facility in a rural area, it is subject to state-level NPDES permitting administered by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The treated effluent from Hamilton WWTP is discharged to local surface waters that ultimately drain into the Verdigris River basin, part of the larger Arkansas River watershed. This system flows southeast through Oklahoma and Arkansas before reaching the Mississippi River and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's discharge contributes to maintaining water quality in the local streams and supports downstream aquatic ecosystems.

Hamilton WWTP discharges into local streams within the Verdigris River basin, which flows into the Arkansas River and eventually the Mississippi River. The receiving waters support diverse aquatic life and are part of a larger watershed that provides habitat for fish and migratory birds. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect downstream water quality in this agriculturally influenced region of the Great Plains.