LYONS WPCP 2 NORTH Wastewater Treatment Plant, Lyons, Georgia

LYONS WPCP 2 NORTH is a wastewater treatment plant located on North Hall Street in Lyons, Toombs County, Georgia. It serves a population of approximately 2,646 people as part of the city's municipal wastewater infrastructure. The plant operates under the regulatory framework of the US Clean Water Act, which requires National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for all point source discharges. As a small-scale facility serving fewer than 10,000 people, the plant is classified as a small publicly owned treatment works (POTW) under US EPA guidelines. Such plants are typically designed for secondary treatment or equivalent, as mandated by the Clean Water Act. The plant's treatment processes and capacity details are not publicly available, but facilities of this size commonly use activated sludge, lagoon systems, or other conventional biological treatment methods. The plant discharges treated effluent into a local receiving water body, which ultimately drains into the Altamaha River basin. The Altamaha River is one of the largest river systems on the US East Coast, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean near Darien, Georgia. The watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides critical habitat for species such as the shortnose sturgeon and Atlantic sturgeon.

The plant's treated effluent enters a local watercourse that is part of the Altamaha River watershed. The Altamaha River flows approximately 137 miles through Georgia before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean via the Altamaha Sound. This river system supports a rich diversity of fish and wildlife, including several species of freshwater mussels and the American alligator. The downstream estuary is an important nursery ground for shrimp, crabs, and finfish. Maintaining proper treatment levels is essential to protect water quality in this ecologically significant basin.