LAUGHLIN Lift Station Wastewater Treatment Plant, Laughlin, Nevada

LAUGHLIN Lift Station is a municipal wastewater facility located at 450 Bruce Woodbury Drive in Laughlin, Clark County, Nevada. It serves a population of approximately 8,300 residents in this Colorado River community near the Nevada-Arizona border. As a US facility, the plant operates under the Clean Water Act's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, administered by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection. For a community of this size, secondary treatment is the standard requirement, with additional nutrient controls possible if the receiving water is sensitive. The plant's treated effluent ultimately reaches the Colorado River, a critical water source for the southwestern United States. The lower Colorado River supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for agriculture, municipalities, and recreation across multiple states before flowing into the Gulf of California.

The plant discharges into the Colorado River watershed, which flows through the Mojave Desert and into Lake Mead, then continues to the Gulf of California. The lower Colorado River is ecologically important, supporting species such as the razorback sucker and bonytail chub. Water quality management is critical due to high evaporation rates and water allocation demands in this arid region.