Overview
Leeton WWTP is a secondary treatment plant serving 566 people in Johnson County, Missouri. It discharges 227.13 units of treated wastewater daily, with a designed capacity of 329.33 units.
Leeton WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Johnson County, Missouri, United States. The plant serves a small population of 566 residents, providing secondary treatment to meet state and federal water quality standards. The facility operates with a designed capacity of 329.33 units and currently treats an average daily flow of 227.13 units. As a secondary treatment plant, it employs biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, complying with the US Clean Water Act's requirements for municipal wastewater treatment. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Missouri River watershed. This inland plant plays a crucial role in protecting downstream water quality and aquatic ecosystems in the region.
Environmental context
Leeton WWTP discharges into receiving waters within the Missouri River basin, which flows into the Mississippi River and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loads and organic pollutants, supporting the ecological health of local streams and rivers that provide habitat for diverse aquatic species.
Frequently asked questions
Leeton WWTP is located in Johnson County, Missouri, United States, along MO 2 near the town of Leeton.
The plant serves a population of 566 people, making it a small-scale municipal wastewater treatment facility.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local waterways within the Missouri River basin, which ultimately flows to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.
Leeton WWTP provides secondary treatment, which uses biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting US Clean Water Act standards.
As a US facility, Leeton WWTP 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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