Overview
Mercer Co Montezuma_Club Island SD is a wastewater treatment plant in Mercer County, Ohio, serving approximately 2,962 people. It operates under the US Clean Water Act framework.
Mercer Co Montezuma_Club Island SD is a wastewater treatment facility located in Mercer County, Ohio, serving a population of about 2,962. The plant is part of the municipal wastewater infrastructure for the area, situated in the rural agricultural region of western Ohio. As a US-based plant serving a small population, it is subject to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting program under the Clean Water Act. The plant discharges into local waterways that drain into the Wabash River basin, ultimately reaching the Ohio River and then the Mississippi River. The surrounding watershed supports agricultural land use and provides habitat for aquatic species common to the region.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge enters tributaries of the Wabash River, which flows southwest through Indiana to the Ohio River. The Ohio River then joins the Mississippi River, draining into the Gulf of Mexico. The local watershed is primarily agricultural, with potential nutrient runoff concerns. The plant's effluent contributes to the overall water quality in this basin, which supports diverse aquatic life and is used for recreation and drinking water downstream.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located on Guadalupe Road in Mercer County, Ohio, United States.
The plant serves approximately 2,962 people in the Mercer County area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local waterways that drain into the Wabash River basin, which flows to the Ohio River and ultimately the Mississippi River.
As a US facility, it operates under the Clean Water Act and is required to have an NPDES permit issued by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, which sets effluent limits and monitoring requirements.
Plants of this size typically use secondary treatment processes such as activated sludge or trickling filters to meet EPA secondary treatment standards, which require removal of at least 85% of BOD and TSS.
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