N TROY WPCF - Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant in North Troy, Vermont

N TROY WPCF is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in North Troy, Vermont, United States. The plant serves a small population of approximately 916 residents in the town of Troy, Orleans County. As a secondary treatment plant, it provides biological treatment to remove organic matter and suspended solids from wastewater. The plant has a designed capacity of 416.39 volume units and a current discharge volume of 344.47 volume units, indicating it operates below its design capacity. Under the U.S. Clean Water Act, secondary treatment is the minimum standard for municipal wastewater plants, and N TROY WPCF meets this requirement. The facility is regulated under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent is discharged into a local water body, likely a tributary of the Missisquoi River, which flows into Lake Champlain. Lake Champlain is a large freshwater lake that drains into the Richelieu River and eventually into the St. Lawrence River. The plant's discharge contributes to the nutrient load in the Lake Champlain basin, where phosphorus reduction is a key environmental priority.

N TROY WPCF discharges into a local stream that is part of the Missisquoi River watershed, which flows into Lake Champlain. Lake Champlain is a major freshwater lake that drains into the Richelieu River and ultimately the St. Lawrence River. The lake is ecologically sensitive to nutrient pollution, particularly phosphorus, which can cause harmful algal blooms. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce organic pollutants, but nutrient removal is not specifically targeted at this treatment level.