Overview
Lamont WWT is a secondary treatment plant serving 465 people in Lamont, Oklahoma. It discharges 189.27 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.
Lamont WWT is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Lamont, Grant County, Oklahoma, serving a population of 465. The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard level for small communities in the United States under the Clean Water Act. The plant has a designed capacity of 189.27 cubic meters per day and currently discharges a similar volume, indicating full utilization. As a small facility, it operates under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the Arkansas River basin. This region is part of the Mississippi River watershed, supporting diverse aquatic life and agricultural water use downstream.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge enters a tributary of the Arkansas River, which flows through Oklahoma and Arkansas before joining the Mississippi River. The Arkansas River basin supports a variety of fish species and is used for irrigation and recreation. Protecting water quality in this basin is important for downstream ecosystems and human uses.
Frequently asked questions
Lamont WWT is located at 810 Birch, Lamont, Grant County, Oklahoma, United States.
Lamont WWT serves a population of 465 people in the Lamont area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local waterway that flows into the Arkansas River basin.
Lamont WWT provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the Clean Water Act for municipal plants in the United States.
Lamont WWT operates under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), which sets permit limits on effluent quality to protect receiving waters.
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