Higbee WWTP - Secondary Treatment Plant in Randolph County, Missouri

Higbee WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Randolph County, Missouri, United States. The plant serves a small community of 568 residents, providing essential sanitation services for the rural area. As a secondary treatment facility, it employs biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The plant operates under the regulatory framework of the U.S. Clean Water Act, which requires National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for all wastewater discharges. For small agglomerations like Higbee, secondary treatment is the standard requirement to protect receiving water bodies. The facility has a designed capacity of 454.25 cubic meters per day and currently treats an average daily flow of 189.27 cubic meters, indicating ample capacity for future growth. The treated effluent from Higbee WWTP is discharged into local streams that ultimately drain into the Missouri River watershed. This river system supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for agricultural and recreational uses downstream. Proper treatment at Higbee helps maintain the ecological health of these waterways and prevents nutrient pollution that could impact the larger Mississippi River basin.

The plant discharges into small streams within the Missouri River basin, which flows into the Mississippi River and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. The receiving waters support a variety of fish and wildlife, and the region's agricultural landscape makes nutrient management critical to prevent downstream algal blooms and hypoxia in the Gulf.