Overview
La Ward WWTP is a secondary treatment facility serving 140 people in La Ward, Texas. It discharges treated wastewater into local waterways within the Lavaca River watershed.
La Ward WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in La Ward, Jackson County, Texas. The facility serves a small population of 140 residents and operates under the regulatory framework of the US Clean Water Act, which requires secondary treatment for municipal plants discharging to surface waters. The plant has a designed capacity of 49.21 thousand gallons per day and currently discharges 18.93 thousand gallons per day. As a secondary treatment facility, it uses biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, meeting typical permit limits for BOD and TSS set by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The treated effluent is discharged to a local waterway that drains into the Lavaca River, which flows into Lavaca Bay and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico. This coastal watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is important for regional fisheries and estuarine habitats.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge enters a tributary of the Lavaca River, which flows approximately 100 miles southeast to Lavaca Bay, a shallow estuary on the Texas Gulf Coast. The bay supports oyster reefs, shrimp, and migratory bird populations. As a secondary treatment plant, it helps protect downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive coastal system.
Frequently asked questions
La Ward WWTP is located on Galveston Street in La Ward, Jackson County, Texas, United States.
The plant serves a population of 140 residents in the La Ward area.
The plant discharges treated effluent to a local waterway that flows into the Lavaca River, which drains into Lavaca Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
La Ward WWTP provides secondary treatment, which uses biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting typical US Clean Water Act standards.
As a municipal plant in the United States, La Ward WWTP operates under the Clean Water Act and is permitted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program.
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