Jonesboro East WWTP - Municipal Wastewater Treatment in Jonesboro, Arkansas

Jonesboro East WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on Ingels Road in Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas. The plant serves an estimated population of 55,230, placing it in the medium agglomeration category for US facilities. As a US-based plant, Jonesboro East WWTP operates under the Clean Water Act and is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality. For a plant serving this population size, secondary treatment is typically required, with potential additional nutrient removal standards depending on the receiving water body. The plant discharges treated wastewater into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Mississippi River via the St. Francis River system. This downstream connection to the Mississippi River makes the plant's discharge important for maintaining water quality in a major US river basin that supports diverse aquatic life and provides drinking water for millions downstream.

The treated effluent from Jonesboro East WWTP enters the local drainage network that flows into the St. Francis River, a tributary of the Mississippi River. This watershed supports a variety of aquatic species and provides habitat for migratory birds along the Mississippi Flyway. The plant's discharge contributes to the overall water quality in the Lower Mississippi River basin, which is ecologically significant for its floodplain forests and wetland ecosystems.