Lynn Township Sewer Authority Wastewater Treatment Plant, Pennsylvania

Lynn Township Sewer Authority (Lynn TWP Sewer Auth) operates a wastewater treatment plant in Lynn Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The facility serves a small population of 1,405 residents and is situated in a rural area of the state. As a municipal plant, it provides essential sanitation services to the community. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants. It has a designed capacity of 605.66 thousand gallons per day and currently discharges 174.13 thousand gallons per day. Under the U.S. Clean Water Act, such facilities operate under National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, ensuring compliance with water quality standards. The treated effluent is discharged into local streams that flow into the Lehigh River, a major tributary of the Delaware River. The Delaware River ultimately drains into the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect aquatic life and water quality in this ecologically important watershed, which supports diverse fish populations and recreational uses.

The plant discharges into small streams within the Lehigh River watershed, which flows into the Delaware River and eventually the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean. The Lehigh River is a key waterway in eastern Pennsylvania, supporting diverse aquatic species and providing drinking water for downstream communities. The plant's advanced treatment reduces nutrient loading, helping to prevent eutrophication in the Delaware Estuary.