Lone Wolf WWT - Kiowa County, Oklahoma Wastewater Treatment Plant

Lone Wolf WWT is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States. The plant serves a small community of approximately 500 residents, reflecting its role in rural wastewater management in the region. The plant employs secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment process required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal facilities. With a designed capacity of 189.27 cubic meters per day, it operates at full capacity based on reported discharge volumes. As a small facility, it falls under state-level NPDES permitting administered by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Red River basin, contributing to the Mississippi River watershed. The plant's operations help protect downstream water quality in the region's streams and rivers, which support agricultural and ecological uses.

The plant discharges into local streams that flow into the Red River, which eventually reaches the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for irrigation and recreation. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic loads, protecting downstream ecosystems from eutrophication and oxygen depletion.