Overview
Pilot Grove West WWTP is a secondary treatment plant serving 384 people in Pilot Grove, Missouri. It discharges 94.64 thousand cubic meters per year into local waterways.
Pilot Grove West WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on Bellair Road in Pilot Grove, Cooper County, Missouri. The plant serves a small population of 384 residents, reflecting the rural character of the community. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required under the U.S. Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater. It has a designed capacity of 151.42 thousand cubic meters per year and currently discharges 94.64 thousand cubic meters annually, indicating it operates below its design capacity. The treated effluent is discharged to a receiving water body that ultimately drains into the Missouri River watershed. The Missouri River flows into the Mississippi River, which empties into the Gulf of Mexico, making this plant part of a vast inland drainage system that supports diverse aquatic life and agricultural water use.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a local watercourse that is part of the Missouri River basin. The Missouri River flows eastward to join the Mississippi River, which carries water to the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports a variety of fish species and provides habitat for migratory birds. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect downstream water quality in this agriculturally intensive region.
Frequently asked questions
Pilot Grove West WWTP is located on Bellair Road in Pilot Grove, Cooper County, Missouri, United States.
The plant serves a population of 384 people, typical of a small rural community in Missouri.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local watercourse that flows into the Missouri River watershed, ultimately reaching the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required under the U.S. Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater treatment plants.
As a municipal plant in the United States, it operates under the Clean Water Act's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality.
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