MID CAMERON AUTH EMPORIUM STP - Emporium, Pennsylvania Wastewater Treatment Plant

MID CAMERON AUTH EMPORIUM STP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Emporium, Cameron County, Pennsylvania. Serving a population of around 3,163, the facility is part of the region's infrastructure for managing domestic wastewater in a rural setting. As a small-scale plant in the United States, it operates under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The Clean Water Act requires secondary treatment for municipal plants, and facilities of this size typically employ biological treatment processes to meet effluent limits. The plant discharges treated wastewater into a local waterway within the Susquehanna River basin, which ultimately drains to the Chesapeake Bay. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the Mid-Atlantic region.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Susquehanna River, which flows into the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. The Chesapeake Bay watershed is ecologically sensitive, supporting diverse fish, shellfish, and bird populations. Nutrient loading from wastewater discharges is a key concern, and plants in this basin are subject to nutrient reduction requirements under the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) program.