Pine Grove WWTP - Advanced Wastewater Treatment in Pine Grove, West Virginia

Pine Grove WWTP is an advanced wastewater treatment facility located in Pine Grove, Wetzel County, West Virginia. Serving a small population of 539 residents, the plant is part of the municipal infrastructure for this rural Appalachian community. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, exceeding the secondary treatment standard required by the U.S. Clean Water Act for facilities of this scale. With a designed capacity of 302.83 megaliters per year and an annual discharge volume of 189.27 megaliters, it operates below capacity, indicating room for future growth. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that drain into the Ohio River basin, ultimately reaching the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems in this region of the Appalachian Plateau.

The plant discharges into tributaries of the Ohio River, which flows into the Mississippi River and then the Gulf of Mexico. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is part of a larger river system that provides habitat for fish and migratory birds. Advanced treatment helps reduce nutrient loading and protects downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive region.