PEKIN LAGOON Wastewater Treatment Plant, Pekin, North Dakota

PEKIN LAGOON is a wastewater treatment facility located in Pekin, Nelson County, North Dakota, United States. It serves a small community of approximately 70 residents, reflecting its role as a local infrastructure asset in a rural setting. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required under the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater. With a designed capacity of 37.85 units and a corresponding discharge volume, the facility operates at full capacity utilization. As a lagoon system, it likely uses natural biological processes to treat wastewater before discharge. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Red River Basin and then into Lake Winnipeg in Canada. This downstream connection underscores the importance of effective treatment to protect water quality across international boundaries.

The plant discharges into the local watershed within the Red River Basin, which flows northward into Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada. This basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for birds. The small population served means the plant's environmental footprint is limited, but its discharge contributes to the overall nutrient load in the basin, necessitating effective secondary treatment to minimize ecological impact.