Overview
HAVANA WWTP is a secondary treatment plant serving 86 people in Havana, Kansas. It discharges 26.50 volume units daily with a designed capacity of 56.78 volume units.
HAVANA WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on Cemetery Street in Havana, Montgomery County, Kansas. The plant serves a small population of 86 residents, reflecting the rural character of the community. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required under the U.S. Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater. With a designed capacity of 56.78 volume units and a current discharge volume of 26.50 volume units, the facility operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the Verdigris River basin, part of the larger Arkansas River watershed. This system supports aquatic life and provides water for downstream communities and agriculture in the region.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge enters a tributary of the Verdigris River, which flows into the Arkansas River and eventually reaches the Mississippi River system. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic species and is an important resource for irrigation and recreation in southeastern Kansas. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect water quality in this sensitive prairie stream ecosystem.
Frequently asked questions
HAVANA WWTP is located on Cemetery Street in Havana, Montgomery County, Kansas, United States.
The plant serves a small population of 86 residents in the rural community of Havana, Kansas.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local waterway that flows into the Verdigris River basin, part of the Arkansas River watershed.
HAVANA WWTP provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required under the U.S. Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater facilities.
As a municipal plant in the United States, HAVANA WWTP operates under the Clean Water Act's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality.
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