Overview
Huntingburg WWTP serves approximately 5,600 residents in Huntingburg, Indiana. The facility operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act, which requires secondary treatment for municipal wastewater.
Huntingburg WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located at 1705 North Van Buren Street in Huntingburg, Dubois County, Indiana. The plant serves a population of about 5,598 people, classifying it as a small to medium-sized treatment facility within the state's wastewater infrastructure. As a U.S. facility, Huntingburg WWTP operates under the Clean Water Act's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Indiana Department of Environmental Management oversee compliance, with secondary treatment being the standard for municipal plants of this scale to protect water quality. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into a local water body that ultimately drains into the Ohio River watershed. This river system supports diverse aquatic life and provides drinking water for downstream communities. Proper treatment at Huntingburg WWTP helps maintain the ecological health of the region's waterways.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Patoka River, which flows into the Wabash River and then the Ohio River. This watershed supports diverse aquatic species and is an important ecological corridor in southern Indiana. The Ohio River eventually drains into the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico, making local treatment critical for downstream water quality.
Frequently asked questions
Huntingburg WWTP is located at 1705 North Van Buren Street in Huntingburg, Dubois County, Indiana, United States.
The plant serves approximately 5,598 residents in the Huntingburg area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local water body that flows into the Patoka River, part of the Wabash River watershed.
As a U.S. facility, Huntingburg WWTP operates under the Clean Water Act's NPDES permit program, enforced by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.
For small to medium agglomerations in Indiana, secondary treatment is standard under the Clean Water Act, which typically includes biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
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