Montgomery Township Cherry Valley CS_STP - Secondary Wastewater Treatment in New Jersey

Montgomery Township Cherry Valley CS_STP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Montgomery Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. The plant serves a population of 2,035 residents and is part of the region's wastewater infrastructure, handling domestic sewage from the Cherry Valley Country Club area and surrounding communities. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater facilities. With a designed capacity of 950.14 thousand gallons per day and an average discharge volume of 412.61 thousand gallons per day, the plant operates well within its capacity. Its discharge is regulated under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, administered by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that drain into the Millstone River, a tributary of the Raritan River, which ultimately flows into Raritan Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of these downstream water bodies and the aquatic ecosystems they support.

The plant's discharge enters the Millstone River watershed, which flows into the Raritan River and then Raritan Bay, a part of the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary. This estuary supports diverse aquatic life, including fish, shellfish, and migratory birds. The secondary treatment process helps reduce organic pollutants and suspended solids, protecting the ecological health of the downstream water bodies.