Overview
Hickory Hills Regional WWTP is a projected secondary treatment plant in Johnson County, Missouri, serving a small population of 580. It has a designed capacity of 264.98 volume units and discharges treated wastewater to local waterways.
Hickory Hills Regional WWTP is a planned wastewater treatment facility located in Johnson County, Missouri, United States. Designed to serve a population of 580, this plant will provide secondary treatment for the local community, addressing the needs of a small agglomeration in the rural Midwest. As a projected facility, Hickory Hills Regional WWTP will operate under the U.S. Clean Water Act, which requires secondary treatment for municipal wastewater discharges. The plant's designed capacity of 264.98 volume units aligns with the scale of the population served, ensuring adequate treatment capacity for the community. The treated effluent from the plant will be discharged into local streams that eventually flow into the Missouri River watershed. This river system supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for downstream communities, making proper treatment essential for protecting water quality in the region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges to local waterways within the Missouri River basin, which ultimately drains into the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The receiving waters support a variety of fish and wildlife, and the plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and pollutant loads that could contribute to downstream hypoxia in the Gulf.
Frequently asked questions
Hickory Hills Regional WWTP is located in Johnson County, Missouri, United States, near the coordinates 38.744 N, -93.665 W.
The plant is designed to serve a population of 580 people, making it a small-scale municipal wastewater treatment facility.
The plant will discharge treated effluent into local streams within the Missouri River watershed, which flows into the Mississippi River and eventually the Gulf of Mexico.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard requirement under the U.S. Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater discharges to surface waters.
As a U.S. facility, it will operate under the Clean Water Act's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, which sets limits on pollutant discharges to protect water quality.
Nearby plants