Ontario Co Honeoye Lake SD WWTP - Town of Richmond, New York Wastewater Treatment

Ontario Co Honeoye Lake SD WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Honeoye, Town of Richmond, Ontario County, New York. The plant serves a population of about 3,125 people, typical of a small community in the Finger Lakes region. As a U.S. facility, the plant operates under the Clean Water Act and is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. For a plant of this size, secondary treatment is standard, and the designed capacity of 1.00 million gallons per day suggests it is sized appropriately for the community. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into the Honeoye Lake watershed. Honeoye Lake is one of the smaller Finger Lakes and drains northward via Honeoye Creek into the Genesee River, which ultimately flows into Lake Ontario. This makes the plant's performance important for protecting both local lake water quality and the downstream Great Lakes ecosystem.

The plant discharges into the Honeoye Lake watershed, which is part of the Genesee River basin. Honeoye Lake is a shallow, eutrophic lake that supports recreational activities and diverse aquatic life. The Genesee River flows north into Lake Ontario, a major Great Lake that provides drinking water and habitat for fish and wildlife. Protecting water quality in this chain is critical for regional ecological health.