Overview
Kane Boro Kinzua STP serves approximately 4,126 residents in Wetmore Township, Pennsylvania. The plant operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act, which requires secondary treatment for municipal wastewater facilities.
Kane Boro Kinzua STP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Wetmore Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania. It serves a population of about 4,126 people, placing it in the small-to-medium agglomeration category. The plant is situated in a rural, inland area of northwestern Pennsylvania. As a U.S. facility, the plant operates under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program established by the Clean Water Act. For plants of this scale, secondary treatment is typically required to meet effluent limits for biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended solids. The plant discharges treated wastewater into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the Allegheny River watershed, part of the larger Ohio River basin. The receiving waters support diverse aquatic life and are used for recreation and drinking water downstream. Proper treatment helps protect water quality in this forested region of the Appalachian Plateau.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Allegheny River, which flows into the Ohio River and eventually the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. The local watershed includes forested headwater streams that support coldwater fish species such as brook trout. Maintaining effective treatment is important to prevent nutrient enrichment and sedimentation in these sensitive aquatic habitats.
Frequently asked questions
Kane Boro Kinzua STP is located on Kane-Marshburg Road in Wetmore Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The plant serves approximately 4,126 residents in the Wetmore Township area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local tributary that flows into the Allegheny River watershed, part of the Ohio River basin.
As a U.S. municipal wastewater plant, it operates under the Clean Water Act and is required to have an NPDES permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Plants of this size in Pennsylvania typically provide secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge.
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