Overview
Oilton PWA WWT is a secondary treatment plant serving 1,320 people in Oilton, Oklahoma. It discharges 416.40 units of treated wastewater daily, with a designed capacity of 537.53 units.
Oilton PWA WWT is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Oilton, Creek County, Oklahoma. Serving a population of 1,320, the plant provides secondary treatment to meet Clean Water Act standards for small communities in the region. The plant operates under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, which sets effluent limits for secondary treatment. With a designed capacity of 537.53 units and an average discharge volume of 416.40 units, the facility maintains operational headroom for peak flows. Treated effluent from the plant discharges into local waterways that drain into the Arkansas River basin, ultimately reaching the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The plant plays a role in protecting water quality in the Cimarron River watershed, which supports agricultural and ecological systems in north-central Oklahoma.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into tributaries of the Cimarron River, part of the Arkansas-White-Red River basin. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for irrigation and municipal use downstream. The effluent eventually reaches the Gulf of Mexico, where nutrient loading from inland sources contributes to seasonal hypoxic zones. Secondary treatment reduces organic pollutants and suspended solids, helping to mitigate impacts on receiving waters.
Frequently asked questions
Oilton PWA WWT is located in Oilton, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States.
The plant serves a population of 1,320 people in the Oilton area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local waterways that are part of the Cimarron River basin, which flows into the Arkansas River and eventually the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico.
As a U.S. facility, Oilton PWA WWT operates under the Clean Water Act and is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality.
For small communities of this size, secondary treatment is standard under the Clean Water Act. This typically involves biological treatment processes to reduce biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids before discharge.
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