NAHUNTA LAS Wastewater Treatment Plant, Brantley County, Georgia

NAHUNTA LAS is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Brantley County, Georgia, United States. The facility serves a population of 1,049 and operates under the regulatory framework of the US Clean Water Act, which requires secondary treatment for municipal plants of this scale. The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard biological process that removes organic matter and suspended solids. With a designed capacity of 454.25 thousand cubic meters per year and an annual discharge volume of 302.83 thousand cubic meters, the plant operates within its capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into local surface waters that drain into the Satilla River basin, eventually reaching the Atlantic Ocean. The plant plays a key role in protecting downstream aquatic ecosystems and maintaining water quality in the region.

The plant discharges into waterways within the Satilla River basin, a blackwater river system that flows through southeastern Georgia to the Atlantic Ocean. The Satilla River supports diverse aquatic life, including fish and invertebrate species adapted to its dark, acidic waters. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect this sensitive ecosystem from nutrient pollution and organic loading.