JETMORE WWTP - Hodgeman County, Kansas Wastewater Treatment Plant

JETMORE WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Hodgeman County, Kansas, United States. The plant serves a small population of 888 residents, providing secondary treatment to meet state and federal water quality standards. As a facility in the Great Plains region, it plays a key role in managing wastewater for the rural community. The plant operates with a designed capacity of 567.81 cubic meters per day and a current discharge volume of 340.69 cubic meters per day. Under the U.S. Clean Water Act, secondary treatment is the minimum requirement for municipal plants, ensuring removal of biodegradable organic matter and suspended solids. The plant's permit is administered by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, which oversees compliance with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) standards. The treated effluent from JETMORE WWTP is discharged into local streams that drain into the Arkansas River basin, ultimately flowing to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The plant helps protect downstream water quality in this agriculturally intensive region, supporting aquatic life and recreational uses in the watershed.

The plant discharges into tributaries of the Arkansas River, which flows through Kansas and Oklahoma before joining the Mississippi River system. This watershed supports diverse aquatic habitats and is important for irrigation and livestock watering. The plant's secondary treatment reduces nutrient and pathogen loads, helping to maintain the ecological health of the downstream river system.