MIDLAND WWTP - Midland, Michigan Wastewater Treatment Plant

MIDLAND WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Midland, Michigan, serving a population of around 41,054. The plant is situated in the Great Lakes Basin, an ecologically significant region. As a medium-sized agglomeration, it plays a key role in protecting local water quality. The plant's designed capacity is 1.00 million gallons per day. Under the U.S. Clean Water Act, facilities of this scale are required to meet secondary treatment standards through National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). These permits set effluent limits to safeguard receiving waters. The treated effluent from MIDLAND WWTP discharges into the Tittabawassee River, which flows into the Saginaw River and ultimately into Lake Huron. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is important for regional recreation and drinking water supplies. The plant's operation helps reduce nutrient and pollutant loads to the Great Lakes ecosystem.

MIDLAND WWTP discharges into the Tittabawassee River, a tributary of the Saginaw River, which flows into Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron. This watershed is part of the larger Great Lakes Basin, a globally significant freshwater system. The area supports diverse fish populations and migratory birds, and the plant's nutrient removal helps mitigate algal blooms in Saginaw Bay.