Overview
Red Boiling Springs Lagoon serves 1,200 residents in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee. The plant treats municipal wastewater as part of the town's infrastructure.
Red Boiling Springs Lagoon is a wastewater treatment facility located in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, a small town in Macon County. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,200 residents, reflecting the scale of a small community in rural Middle Tennessee. As a lagoon-based system, the plant likely provides secondary treatment through natural biological processes, which is typical for small communities in the United States. Under the U.S. Clean Water Act, such facilities are regulated by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) through National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits, ensuring compliance with effluent limits. The treated wastewater from the plant discharges into local streams that are part of the Cumberland River basin, ultimately flowing into the Ohio River and then the Mississippi River. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of these downstream water bodies and the aquatic ecosystems they support.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into tributaries of the Cumberland River, which flows through Tennessee and Kentucky before joining the Ohio River. The Cumberland River supports diverse aquatic life, including several fish species and mussels. Downstream, the Ohio River and Mississippi River form major migratory corridors for birds and fish. The plant's operation helps maintain water quality in this interconnected watershed.
Frequently asked questions
Red Boiling Springs Lagoon is located at 298 East Main Street in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, in Macon County.
The plant serves approximately 1,200 residents of Red Boiling Springs, a small town in rural Middle Tennessee.
The treated wastewater is discharged into local streams that are part of the Cumberland River basin, eventually reaching the Ohio River and Mississippi River.
As a U.S. facility, it operates under the Clean Water Act and is regulated by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation through an NPDES permit, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality.
For small communities like Red Boiling Springs, lagoon systems providing secondary treatment are common. These systems use natural biological processes to treat wastewater and are cost-effective for low population densities.
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