HO CHUNK NATION WWTP - Secondary Treatment Plant in Town of Komensky, Wisconsin

HO CHUNK NATION WWTP serves the Ho-Chunk Nation community in the Town of Komensky, Jackson County, Wisconsin. The plant provides secondary treatment for a population of 638, with a designed capacity of 866.86 megaliters per year and an annual discharge volume of 189.27 megaliters. As a U.S. facility, the plant operates under the Clean Water Act's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, which sets effluent limits for secondary treatment. For small communities like this, the EPA and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources oversee compliance with discharge standards to protect water quality. The plant's treated effluent likely discharges to a local waterway within the Black River or Mississippi River basin, ultimately draining to the Gulf of Mexico. The surrounding area features forested and agricultural landscapes, and the plant's operations help protect downstream aquatic habitats and drinking water sources.

The plant's discharge enters a local stream or river within the Black River watershed, which flows into the Mississippi River and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. This region supports diverse aquatic life, including fish and macroinvertebrates, and the plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and pathogen loads that could otherwise impact downstream ecosystems and recreational waters.