Overview
Millersburg WWTP is a secondary treatment facility serving 188 people in Brooklyn, Iowa. It discharges 37.85 million gallons per day and operates under the US Clean Water Act.
Millersburg WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located at 166 East Front Street in Brooklyn, Iowa. It serves a small population of 188 residents in the Bear Creek Township area of Poweshiek County. The plant is part of the local infrastructure managed by the city. The facility provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal plants. It has a designed capacity of 37.85 million gallons per day and currently discharges a similar volume. As a small-scale plant, it is subject to EPA NPDES permitting through the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the Mississippi River basin. The plant plays a key role in protecting downstream water quality in the region's agricultural landscape. Its operation supports the ecological health of the surrounding watershed.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a local stream that flows into the Iowa River, a tributary of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River basin supports diverse aquatic life and is a major migratory corridor for birds and fish. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and pollutant loads, protecting downstream ecosystems in this agriculturally intensive region.
Frequently asked questions
Millersburg WWTP is located at 166 East Front Street in Brooklyn, Iowa, within Bear Creek Township, Poweshiek County.
The plant serves a population of 188 residents in the Brooklyn area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local stream that flows into the Iowa River, part of the Mississippi River basin.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater facilities.
As a US plant, Millersburg WWTP operates under the Clean Water Act and is subject to NPDES permitting, typically administered by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
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