Kendallville WWTP - Municipal Wastewater Treatment in Kendallville, Indiana

Kendallville WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Kendallville, Indiana, serving a population of about 9,600. The plant is situated in Noble County and discharges treated effluent into local waterways that ultimately drain to the Great Lakes basin. As a U.S. facility, Kendallville WWTP operates under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, which is authorized by the Clean Water Act. For a plant serving roughly 10,000 people, secondary treatment is typically required to meet effluent limits for biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended solids. The plant's design capacity and treatment process details are not publicly available in this dataset. The treated wastewater from Kendallville WWTP likely discharges to a tributary of the St. Joseph River, which flows into the Maumee River and eventually Lake Erie. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important resource for recreation and drinking water. Proper treatment helps protect downstream water quality in the Great Lakes ecosystem.

Kendallville WWTP discharges into the St. Joseph River watershed, which flows through northeastern Indiana and northwestern Ohio before entering the Maumee River and ultimately Lake Erie. The Maumee River is the largest tributary to the Great Lakes and supports a variety of fish species, including walleye and smallmouth bass. The watershed is predominantly agricultural, and nutrient loading from wastewater and runoff can contribute to algal blooms in Lake Erie. Effective treatment at plants like Kendallville WWTP is critical for reducing phosphorus and nitrogen inputs to this sensitive ecosystem.