MAURY SD WWTP - Fourway, North Carolina Wastewater Treatment Plant

MAURY SD WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Fourway, Greene County, North Carolina. The facility serves a population of approximately 2,000 residents, classifying it as a small-scale treatment operation within the state's wastewater infrastructure. The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard level required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal facilities. With a designed capacity of 851.72 thousand gallons per day and an actual discharge volume of 662.45 thousand gallons per day, the plant operates below its maximum capacity. As a US facility, it operates under an EPA NPDES permit issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain to the Neuse River basin and Pamlico Sound, an ecologically important estuary. The plant's operations help maintain water quality in this sensitive coastal watershed, supporting aquatic life and recreational uses downstream.

The plant discharges into tributaries of the Neuse River, which flows into the Pamlico Sound, one of the largest estuaries in the United States. This watershed supports diverse aquatic species and is critical for fisheries and migratory birds. The secondary treatment process reduces organic pollutants and suspended solids, helping to protect downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive coastal region.