LA MONTE S EAST WWTP - La Monte, Missouri Wastewater Treatment Plant

LA MONTE S EAST WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on Pleasant Green Road in La Monte, Pettis County, Missouri. The plant serves a small community of 910 residents, providing secondary treatment to remove organic matter and suspended solids from domestic wastewater. As a secondary treatment plant, it meets the standard requirements under the U.S. Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater treatment. The plant has a designed capacity of 416.39 million gallons per year and currently treats an annual volume of 314.19 million gallons, indicating operational headroom. Facilities of this scale in Missouri are typically regulated under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program administered by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the Missouri River watershed. The Missouri River flows eastward to join the Mississippi River, which empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's operations help protect downstream aquatic ecosystems and maintain water quality in the region's surface waters.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Missouri River, which flows through the central United States and joins the Mississippi River before reaching the Gulf of Mexico. The Missouri River basin supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as catfish and paddlefish, and provides habitat for migratory birds. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and pollutant loads, protecting downstream water quality in this agriculturally intensive region.