Overview
La Salle Crossing WWTP is a secondary treatment plant serving 600 people in Montgomery County, Texas. It discharges 219.55 thousand cubic meters of treated wastewater annually.
La Salle Crossing WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Montgomery County, Texas, United States. The plant serves a small population of 600 residents and operates as part of the region's wastewater infrastructure. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment process required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater. It has a designed capacity of 567.81 thousand cubic meters per year and currently discharges 219.55 thousand cubic meters annually, indicating available treatment capacity. The treated effluent from La Salle Crossing WWTP is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the San Jacinto River basin and then into the Gulf of Mexico. The plant plays a role in protecting downstream water quality in this ecologically important region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into tributaries of the San Jacinto River, which flows into Galveston Bay and then the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is important for regional water resources. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic pollutant loads to the sensitive coastal ecosystem.
Frequently asked questions
La Salle Crossing WWTP is located at 2300 La Salle Wood in Montgomery County, Texas, United States.
The plant serves a population of 600 people in the Montgomery County area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local waterways that flow into the San Jacinto River basin, eventually reaching Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater.
As a US municipal plant, it operates under the Clean Water Act's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality.
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