Overview
Ohiowa WWTP is a secondary treatment plant serving 146 people in Ohiowa, Nebraska. It discharges 41.64 thousand cubic meters per year, operating under US EPA NPDES regulations.
Ohiowa WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on North Railway Street in Ohiowa, Nebraska, a small community in Fillmore County. The plant serves a population of 146 and is part of the state's wastewater infrastructure managed under the Clean Water Act. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the US EPA for municipal wastewater facilities. It has a designed capacity of 41.64 thousand cubic meters per year and discharges a similar volume annually. As a small facility, it operates under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued by the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the Big Blue River basin, a tributary of the Kansas River system. This watershed supports agricultural irrigation and aquatic habitats in the Great Plains region. Proper treatment helps protect downstream water quality and ecosystem health.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge enters a local stream within the Big Blue River watershed, which flows into the Kansas River and eventually the Missouri River. This region is part of the central Great Plains, where water resources are critical for agriculture and wildlife. The receiving waters support fish populations and migratory birds, making effective wastewater treatment important for maintaining ecological balance.
Frequently asked questions
Ohiowa WWTP is located on North Railway Street in Ohiowa, Nebraska, in Fillmore County, United States.
The plant serves a population of 146 people in the community of Ohiowa.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local waterway that is part of the Big Blue River watershed, which flows into the Kansas River and then the Missouri River.
As a US facility, Ohiowa WWTP operates under the Clean Water Act and is regulated by an NPDES permit issued by the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy.
Small municipal plants in the US typically provide secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EPA to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
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