Overview
Meeker WWT is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving approximately 978 people in Meeker, Oklahoma. It discharges treated water into local waterways under US EPA and state regulatory oversight.
Meeker WWT is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located at 498 Veterans Drive in Meeker, Oklahoma, within Lincoln County. The plant serves a small population of around 978 residents, reflecting the rural character of the community. As an advanced treatment facility, it employs processes that go beyond secondary treatment to achieve higher effluent quality. The plant has a designed capacity of 757.08 cubic meters per day and currently discharges approximately 378.54 cubic meters per day, indicating it operates well below its capacity. In the United States, wastewater treatment plants of this scale are regulated under the Clean Water Act through National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. These permits set effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent from Meeker WWT is discharged into local streams that are part of the Arkansas River watershed, which ultimately drains into the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The plant plays a key role in protecting downstream water quality in this agriculturally important region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into tributaries of the Arkansas River, which flows through Oklahoma and Arkansas before joining the Mississippi River. The watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is used for recreation, irrigation, and drinking water. Advanced treatment helps reduce nutrient loading, which is critical for preventing eutrophication in downstream reservoirs and the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone.
Frequently asked questions
Meeker WWT is located at 498 Veterans Drive in Meeker, Oklahoma, within Lincoln County, United States.
The plant serves approximately 978 residents, reflecting the small community of Meeker.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local streams that are part of the Arkansas River watershed, which flows to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.
Meeker WWT provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond secondary treatment to remove additional nutrients and contaminants, ensuring high-quality effluent.
The plant operates under the US Clean Water Act and is subject to an NPDES permit issued by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality.
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