Lumberport Area PSD WWTP - Secondary Treatment Plant in Lumberport, West Virginia

The Lumberport Area PSD WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on Roberts Mine Road in Lumberport, Harrison County, West Virginia. It serves a population of approximately 1,280 residents, classifying it as a small-scale treatment plant within the state's wastewater infrastructure. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the U.S. Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater facilities. With a designed capacity of 605.66 thousand cubic meters per year and an actual discharge volume of 454.25 thousand cubic meters, the plant operates below its full capacity, indicating room for future growth or current efficient operation. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the West Fork River, a tributary of the Monongahela River. This river system flows into the Ohio River and eventually the Mississippi River, making the plant's discharge part of a larger watershed that supports diverse aquatic life and provides drinking water for downstream communities.

The plant's discharge enters a tributary of the West Fork River, which flows into the Monongahela River, a key waterway in the Ohio River basin. This watershed supports a variety of fish species and is used for recreation and water supply. The secondary treatment process helps reduce organic pollutants and suspended solids, protecting the ecological health of the receiving waters and downstream environments.