New Straitsville WWTP and Sewers - Advanced Treatment Facility in Ohio

New Straitsville WWTP and Sewers is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in New Straitsville, Perry County, Ohio, United States. The plant serves a small population of 774 residents, providing advanced treatment to protect local water quality. The facility operates with advanced treatment processes, which exceed the secondary treatment standard required by the US Clean Water Act. It has a designed capacity of 359.61 thousand cubic meters and discharges approximately 227.13 thousand cubic meters of treated effluent annually. As a US plant, it operates under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, administered by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The treated wastewater is discharged into a local receiving water body, which ultimately drains into the Ohio River basin. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems and supports the overall health of the regional watershed.

The plant discharges into a local stream that is part of the Ohio River watershed. The Ohio River flows into the Mississippi River, which empties into the Gulf of Mexico. This region supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as bass and catfish, and the advanced treatment helps reduce nutrient loading that could contribute to downstream eutrophication.