MILAN SEW TREATMENT PLANT, Milan

Overview

MILAN SEW TREATMENT PLANT serves Milan, Illinois, treating wastewater for approximately 6,300 residents. The plant operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act via an EPA NPDES permit, discharging treated effluent into local waterways.

MILAN SEW TREATMENT PLANT is a municipal wastewater facility located in Milan, Illinois, a village in Rock Island County near the Mississippi River. The plant serves a population of about 6,300 people, typical of a small to medium-sized community in the Midwestern United States. As a U.S. facility, the plant operates under the Clean Water Act and is regulated by an EPA NPDES permit issued by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. For a plant serving this population size, secondary treatment is the standard requirement, ensuring removal of organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The treated effluent is released into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the Mississippi River, a major river system that flows into the Gulf of Mexico. The plant plays a key role in protecting downstream water quality and aquatic habitats in the Mississippi River basin.

Environmental context

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Mississippi River, which flows south to the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi River supports diverse aquatic life and is a critical migratory corridor for birds and fish. The plant's treatment helps reduce nutrient loading and pollutant impacts on this major river system and its delta.

Frequently asked questions

The plant is located at 1090 West 2nd Avenue in Milan, Illinois, United States, in Rock Island County near the Mississippi River.

The plant serves approximately 6,300 residents, making it a small to medium-sized municipal wastewater facility.

The plant discharges treated effluent into a local waterway that flows into the Mississippi River, which ultimately reaches the Gulf of Mexico.

As a U.S. facility, it operates under the Clean Water Act and is regulated by an EPA NPDES permit issued by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

For a plant of this size, secondary treatment is standard under the Clean Water Act, which removes at least 85% of organic matter and suspended solids.