Krum WWTP - Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant in Krum, Texas

Krum WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Krum, Texas, United States. The plant serves a small population of around 1,000 residents, reflecting its role in a rural or suburban community within Denton County. As a secondary treatment plant, it provides biological treatment to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting standard regulatory requirements for inland facilities. The plant operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act, which mandates that municipal wastewater treatment plants achieve secondary treatment as a minimum. The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), governs the plant's discharge limits and monitoring requirements. Plants of this scale typically have permits that include effluent limits for biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS), and other parameters. The treated effluent from Krum WWTP is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Trinity River basin. The Trinity River flows southeast through Texas and empties into Trinity Bay, part of the Galveston Bay system, which is an ecologically important estuary on the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's discharge contributes to the overall water quality in this watershed, supporting aquatic life and downstream uses.

Krum WWTP discharges into the Trinity River basin, which flows through north Texas and eventually reaches the Gulf of Mexico via Galveston Bay. The Trinity River supports diverse aquatic habitats and is a critical water source for the region. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect downstream water quality, particularly in the ecologically sensitive Galveston Bay estuary, which supports fisheries and migratory bird populations.