Long Creek Sewer District Wastewater Treatment Plant, Courtland, Mississippi

Long Creek Sewer District is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Courtland, Mississippi, United States. The plant serves a small community of approximately 1,128 residents, providing essential sanitation services to the area. The facility employs secondary treatment, a standard biological process that removes organic matter and suspended solids. With a designed capacity of 707.87 units and an average daily discharge of 492.10 units, the plant operates below its maximum capacity. As a US facility, it operates under the Clean Water Act, which requires NPDES permits for discharges to surface waters. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Mississippi River basin. This region supports diverse aquatic life and is part of the larger Mississippi River watershed, which flows into the Gulf of Mexico. Proper treatment helps protect downstream water quality and ecosystems.

The plant discharges into local streams that are part of the Mississippi River basin, which drains into the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports diverse aquatic species and is an important ecological corridor. The secondary treatment process reduces pollutants, helping to maintain water quality in downstream rivers and the Gulf.