OLPE WWTP - Olpe, Kansas Wastewater Treatment Plant

OLPE WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Olpe, Kansas, United States. The plant serves a small population of 504 residents and operates under secondary treatment standards. The plant's designed capacity is 408.82 million gallons per year, with an actual discharge volume of 193.06 million gallons per year. As a secondary treatment facility, it meets the minimum requirements under the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater treatment, which mandates secondary treatment for all publicly owned treatment works. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways within the Neosho River basin, which ultimately drains into the Arkansas River and then the Mississippi River system. The plant plays a key role in protecting local water quality and downstream ecosystems in this agriculturally dominated region of Kansas.

OLPE WWTP discharges into the Neosho River basin, which flows into the Arkansas River and eventually the Mississippi River. The receiving waters support diverse aquatic life and are important for regional agriculture. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic pollutant loads, protecting downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive watershed.