MEDORA LAGOON Wastewater Treatment Plant, Billings County, North Dakota

MEDORA LAGOON is a wastewater treatment facility located in Billings County, North Dakota, serving a small population of 112 residents. The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard level for small communities in the United States, and discharges treated wastewater into the local environment. The plant has a designed capacity of 75.71 megaliters and currently processes 37.85 megaliters annually. As a US facility, it operates under the Clean Water Act, which requires NPDES permits for discharges. The plant's secondary treatment meets the minimum federal standards for municipal wastewater. The treated effluent from MEDORA LAGOON likely enters a local waterway that drains into the Missouri River basin, eventually reaching the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's location in the semi-arid North Dakota badlands means its discharge supports local aquatic ecosystems in a water-scarce region.

MEDORA LAGOON discharges into a local watercourse that is part of the Missouri River watershed, which flows into the Mississippi River and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's location in the Little Missouri River badlands means its effluent supports a fragile riparian ecosystem in a semi-arid region, providing critical water for aquatic life and migratory birds.