Overview
Moscow Boro STP is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving 1,883 people in Moscow, Pennsylvania. It discharges 492.10 million gallons per year and has a designed capacity of 681.37 million gallons.
Moscow Boro STP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Moscow, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,883 residents, making it a small-scale facility within the region's wastewater infrastructure. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, exceeding the secondary treatment standard required by the US Clean Water Act. With a designed capacity of 681.37 million gallons and an annual discharge volume of 492.10 million gallons, the facility operates well within its capacity. As a US plant, it operates under an EPA NPDES permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway within the Susquehanna River basin, which ultimately drains to the Chesapeake Bay. The plant's advanced treatment helps reduce nutrient loading to the bay, supporting downstream ecological health and contributing to regional water quality goals.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Susquehanna River, which flows into the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. The Chesapeake Bay watershed supports diverse aquatic life, including blue crabs, oysters, and migratory fish. Advanced treatment at this plant helps minimize nutrient and pollutant loads, protecting the bay's fragile ecosystem from eutrophication and hypoxia.
Frequently asked questions
Moscow Boro STP is located on Roaring Brook Trail in Moscow, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The plant serves approximately 1,883 residents in the Moscow borough area.
Moscow Boro STP provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond the secondary treatment standard to remove additional nutrients and pollutants.
The plant operates under the US Clean Water Act, which requires NPDES permits for all discharges. Pennsylvania's DEP issues permits that set effluent limits based on water quality standards.
The plant discharges approximately 492.10 million gallons of treated wastewater annually.
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