Jonesboro East Pond Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jonesboro, Louisiana

Jonesboro East Pond is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, Louisiana. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,100 residents, providing secondary treatment to manage domestic wastewater from the community. As a secondary treatment plant, it employs biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The plant has a designed capacity of 1,135.62 cubic meters per day and currently discharges an average volume of 386.11 cubic meters per day. Operations are conducted under the framework of the US Clean Water Act, with NPDES permits issued by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. The treated effluent is discharged into local streams that drain into the Ouachita River basin, ultimately reaching the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. This inland facility plays a key role in protecting downstream water quality and aquatic habitats in the region.

The plant discharges into tributaries of the Ouachita River, which flows south to the Mississippi River and into the Gulf of Mexico. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is part of a larger river system that provides critical habitat for fish and migratory birds. Protecting water quality in this basin helps maintain the ecological health of the Gulf Coast estuaries.