Hocking Co Lake Moor Estates WWTP: Advanced Treatment in Hocking County, Ohio

Hocking Co Lake Moor Estates WWTP is a wastewater treatment facility located in Falls Township, Hocking County, Ohio. The plant serves a small population of 190 residents, providing advanced treatment to protect local water quality. As a small-scale facility, it plays a key role in managing wastewater in this rural area of southeastern Ohio. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants. With a designed capacity of 113.56 million gallons per year and an actual discharge volume of 37.85 million gallons per year, the plant operates well below its capacity. Under the U.S. Clean Water Act, such facilities are regulated through National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that drain into the Hocking River, a tributary of the Ohio River. The Ohio River ultimately flows into the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The advanced treatment helps protect the Hocking River watershed, which supports diverse aquatic life and provides recreational opportunities for the region.

The plant discharges into streams that feed the Hocking River, which flows into the Ohio River and eventually the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico. The Hocking River watershed supports diverse aquatic species and is used for recreation. Advanced treatment helps minimize nutrient loading and protects downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive region.