Perry Co Crown Wehrle Estates WWTP - Crooksville, Ohio Advanced Treatment Plant

Perry Co Crown Wehrle Estates WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Crooksville, Ohio, United States. Serving a small population of 280, the plant is part of the local infrastructure in Perry County, an inland area in southeastern Ohio. The plant provides advanced treatment, exceeding the secondary treatment standard required by the US Clean Water Act for most municipal facilities. With a designed capacity of 302.83 megaliters and an annual discharge volume of 94.64 megaliters, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth. As a US facility, it operates under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent is discharged into a local receiving water body, likely a tributary of the Muskingum River watershed, which flows into the Ohio River and ultimately the Mississippi River. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems and supports the overall health of the Ohio River basin.

The plant discharges into a local stream within the Muskingum River basin, which drains into the Ohio River and then the Mississippi River. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides habitat for fish and macroinvertebrates. The advanced treatment helps minimize nutrient and pollutant loads, protecting downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive region.