Jennings Northwest Regional Utility - Jennings County, Indiana Wastewater Treatment

Jennings Northwest Regional Utility is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Jennings County, Indiana, serving a population of approximately 3,738 residents. The facility is situated in a rural area of southeastern Indiana, where it manages domestic wastewater from the surrounding community. As a US-based plant serving fewer than 10,000 people, it falls under the regulatory framework of the Clean Water Act, administered through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program. Plants of this scale typically employ secondary treatment processes to meet effluent limits set by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. The treated effluent from the plant discharges into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Ohio River basin. The Ohio River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River, supporting diverse aquatic life and providing drinking water for millions downstream. The plant's operations help protect water quality in this important regional watershed.

The plant discharges into tributaries of the Ohio River, which flows into the Mississippi River and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. The Ohio River basin supports a variety of fish species and is an important migratory corridor for waterfowl. Protecting water quality in this watershed is critical for downstream ecosystems and human water supplies.