Pickfair WRP - Bastrop County, Texas Wastewater Treatment Plant

Pickfair WRP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Bastrop County, Texas, serving a small community of about 1,500 residents. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level for domestic wastewater in the United States under the Clean Water Act. The plant's designed capacity is 681.37 megaliters, with an annual discharge volume of 454.25 megaliters, indicating operational headroom. 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 local waterways that ultimately drain to the Colorado River basin in Texas. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for downstream communities and agriculture. The plant's location inland, away from the coast, reduces direct marine impact.

Pickfair WRP discharges into tributaries of the Colorado River in Texas, which flows southeast to the Gulf of Mexico. The local watershed supports a mix of rural and suburban land uses, with the river providing habitat for fish and wildlife. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce organic pollutants and suspended solids, protecting downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive basin.