Overview
IUKA WWTP is a secondary treatment plant serving Iuka, Kansas. It treats wastewater for a small population of 185, with a designed capacity of 94.64 and discharge volume of 68.14.
IUKA WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Iuka, Kansas, United States. The plant serves a small community of 185 residents, reflecting its role in rural wastewater management. As a secondary treatment plant, it provides biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The plant has a designed capacity of 94.64 (likely in million gallons per day or similar unit) and a current discharge volume of 68.14, indicating operational headroom. Under the US Clean Water Act, such facilities operate under National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, which set effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent is discharged into a local water body, likely a stream or river within the Arkansas River basin, which ultimately drains to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's inland location and small scale mean its environmental impact is localized, but proper treatment is essential to protect downstream aquatic life and water quality.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a local watercourse within the Arkansas River watershed, which flows through the Great Plains and eventually joins the Mississippi River. This region supports diverse aquatic species and is important for migratory birds. The secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic loading, protecting downstream ecosystems from eutrophication and oxygen depletion.
Frequently asked questions
IUKA WWTP is located in Iuka, Kansas, United States, in Pratt County.
The plant serves a population of 185 people.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local water body within the Arkansas River basin, which eventually flows to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.
As a US facility, IUKA WWTP operates under the Clean Water Act and is regulated by an NPDES permit issued by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, which sets effluent limits for secondary treatment.
Small plants like IUKA WWTP typically use secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting EPA standards for discharge.
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