Monroe Dept of Public Works Wastewater Treatment Plant, Monroe, Massachusetts

Monroe Dept of Public Works operates a municipal wastewater treatment plant in Monroe, Massachusetts, a small town in Franklin County. The facility serves a population of 59 and is part of the town's public works infrastructure, managing wastewater for this rural community in the Berkshire region. The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard biological process that removes organic matter and suspended solids. With a designed capacity of 56.78 thousand cubic meters per year and an actual discharge volume of 30.28 thousand cubic meters per year, the facility operates well within its capacity. As a US plant, it is subject to EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, which set effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent is discharged to a local water body that drains into the Deerfield River, a tributary of the Connecticut River. The Connecticut River flows into Long Island Sound, an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean. The plant's operations help protect the Deerfield River watershed, which supports diverse aquatic life and recreational uses.

The plant discharges into a local stream that flows into the Deerfield River, a major tributary of the Connecticut River. The Connecticut River watershed is one of the largest in New England, draining into Long Island Sound. The Deerfield River supports coldwater fisheries, including trout, and is an important recreational resource. The plant's secondary treatment helps maintain water quality in this ecologically sensitive river system.