Oxford WWTP - Templeton, Indiana Wastewater Treatment Plant

Oxford WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located near Templeton in Benton County, Indiana. The plant serves a small community of approximately 1,271 residents, reflecting its role in rural wastewater management within the Wabash River watershed. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment process required under the U.S. Clean Water Act for municipal facilities. With a designed capacity of 613.23 million gallons per year and an actual discharge volume of 613.24 million gallons per year, the plant operates near its full capacity. As a publicly owned treatment works (POTW), it is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting overseen by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. The treated effluent is discharged into local streams that drain into the Wabash River, a major tributary of the Ohio River. The Wabash River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the Midwest. The plant's operation helps protect downstream water quality in the Ohio River basin.

The plant discharges into tributaries of the Wabash River, which flows southwest through Indiana to join the Ohio River. The Wabash River watershed supports diverse fish and mussel populations, including several species of conservation concern. The plant's secondary treatment reduces organic pollutants and suspended solids, helping maintain the ecological health of this important Midwestern river system.