Overview
Industrial Park WWTP in Calvert Mobile Home Park, Maryland, serves 300 people with secondary treatment. It discharges treated wastewater near the Chesapeake Bay, a major estuary on the U.S. East Coast.
Industrial Park WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Calvert Mobile Home Park, Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The plant serves a small population of approximately 300 residents, reflecting its role in a rural or suburban community. As a secondary treatment plant, it provides biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The plant operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act, which requires National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for all point source discharges. For small facilities like this, permits typically set effluent limits based on secondary treatment standards and may include monitoring requirements for conventional pollutants. The plant's designed capacity is 1,135.62 cubic meters per day, with an average discharge volume of 529.96 cubic meters per day, indicating it operates well below capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. The Chesapeake Bay watershed is ecologically sensitive, supporting diverse aquatic life including blue crabs, oysters, and migratory fish. Nutrient removal from wastewater is critical in this region to prevent eutrophication and hypoxia in the bay.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge flows into tributaries of the Patuxent River, which empties into the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay is a vital estuary that supports commercial and recreational fisheries, as well as migratory bird populations. Nutrient pollution from wastewater and agricultural runoff has historically caused algal blooms and dead zones, making advanced treatment and nutrient management important for bay health.
Frequently asked questions
Industrial Park WWTP is located in Calvert Mobile Home Park, Calvert County, Maryland, United States, near the Chesapeake Bay.
The plant serves approximately 300 residents, making it a small-scale municipal wastewater treatment facility.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local waterways that drain into the Patuxent River and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay.
As a U.S. facility, it operates under the Clean Water Act and must comply with an NPDES permit issued by the Maryland Department of the Environment, setting effluent limits for secondary treatment.
Small plants in the U.S. typically use secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, meeting EPA secondary treatment standards.
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