MONTICELLO White Oak Cr Pond Wastewater Treatment Plant, Goolsby, Georgia

MONTICELLO White Oak Cr Pond is a wastewater treatment plant located on Jordan Road in Goolsby, Jasper County, Georgia, United States. The plant serves a population of 1,674 and operates with secondary treatment, a standard level for small communities under the US Clean Water Act. The plant has a designed capacity of 454.25 thousand cubic meters and an annual discharge volume of 302.83 thousand cubic meters. As a secondary treatment facility, it meets the minimum requirements for municipal wastewater treatment in the US, which typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The plant's discharge enters local waterways in the Ocmulgee River basin, which flows into the Altamaha River and eventually reaches the Atlantic Ocean. The facility plays a role in protecting water quality in this rural region of Georgia, supporting downstream aquatic ecosystems.

The plant discharges into the Ocmulgee River watershed, which drains into the Altamaha River and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean. This region supports diverse aquatic life, including fish and macroinvertebrates, and the plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and pollutant loads to these sensitive water bodies.