Overview
OAKMAN LAGOON HCR is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Oakman, Alabama, serving approximately 700 people. It discharges treated water into local waterways, supporting the Black Warrior River basin.
OAKMAN LAGOON HCR is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Oakman, Walker County, Alabama. The plant serves a small community of about 700 residents, providing essential sanitation services for this rural area in the southeastern United States. The facility employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the US Clean Water Act. With a designed capacity of 340.69 units and a current discharge volume of 249.84 units, the plant operates below its maximum capacity, indicating room for future growth. The treated effluent from OAKMAN LAGOON HCR is discharged into local streams that flow into the Black Warrior River, a major tributary of the Mobile River system. This river network ultimately drains into the Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, supporting diverse aquatic ecosystems and regional water quality.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Black Warrior River watershed, which flows southwest through Alabama to join the Tombigbee River, forming the Mobile River. This system empties into Mobile Bay, a productive estuary that supports fisheries, migratory birds, and marine life. The advanced treatment level helps protect downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive region.
Frequently asked questions
OAKMAN LAGOON HCR is located on Wateroak Street in Oakman, Walker County, Alabama, United States.
The plant serves approximately 700 residents in the Oakman community.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local streams that flow into the Black Warrior River, part of the Mobile River basin, ultimately reaching Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
The plant provides advanced treatment, exceeding the secondary treatment standard required under the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater facilities.
As a US facility, OAKMAN LAGOON HCR operates under the Clean Water Act, with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.
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