Jourdan River Shores Subdivision Wastewater Treatment Plant, Kiln, Mississippi

Jourdan River Shores Subdivision is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Kiln, Hancock County, Mississippi. The facility serves a population of approximately 1,248 residents, providing secondary treatment to manage domestic wastewater from the subdivision and surrounding area. The plant has a designed capacity of 810.08 thousand gallons per day and currently discharges an average of 246.05 thousand gallons per day. As a secondary treatment facility, it meets the standard requirements under the US Clean Water Act, which mandates biological treatment to reduce organic pollutants and suspended solids. The plant is regulated through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, administered by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. Located within 10 kilometers of the Gulf Coast, the plant's discharge ultimately reaches the Jourdan River, a coastal stream that flows into the Mississippi Sound and the Gulf of Mexico. This sensitive coastal environment supports diverse aquatic life, including shellfish beds and estuarine habitats, making proper treatment essential to protect water quality and marine ecosystems.

The plant discharges into the Jourdan River, which flows into the Mississippi Sound and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico. This coastal watershed supports estuarine habitats, including oyster reefs and seagrass beds, which are sensitive to nutrient pollution and require effective wastewater treatment to maintain ecological balance.