Middleburgh V STP - Village of Middleburgh, New York Wastewater Treatment Plant

Middleburgh V STP is a wastewater treatment facility located in the Village of Middleburgh, Schoharie County, New York. The plant serves a small community of 327 residents, providing essential sanitation services for this rural village in the state's Mohawk Valley region. The plant operates at the secondary treatment level, which is the standard required by the U.S. Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater facilities. With a designed capacity of 340.69 cubic meters per day and a current discharge volume of 189.27 cubic meters per day, the plant has capacity to accommodate future growth. As a small-scale facility, it is subject to state-level permitting under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program. The treated effluent from Middleburgh V STP is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Schoharie Creek, a tributary of the Mohawk River. The Mohawk River flows into the Hudson River, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The plant plays a key role in protecting water quality in this rural, agriculturally influenced region.

The plant discharges into the Schoharie Creek watershed, which flows into the Mohawk River and then the Hudson River estuary. The Hudson River is a major ecological corridor supporting diverse aquatic life, including migratory fish species. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic pollutant loads, protecting downstream water quality in this sensitive river system.