Rensselaer Falls V STP - Secondary Wastewater Treatment in Town of Canton, New York

Rensselaer Falls V STP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in the Town of Canton, Saint Lawrence County, New York. The plant serves a small population of 220 residents and operates under secondary treatment standards, which is the minimum required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater. Its designed capacity is 200.63 million gallons per year, with an actual discharge volume of 83.28 million gallons per year. The plant is situated inland, more than 10 kilometers from the coast, and discharges into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the St. Lawrence River. As a small facility in a rural area, it plays a key role in protecting local water quality and the downstream ecosystem of the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the St. Lawrence River, which flows into the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Atlantic Ocean. The St. Lawrence River is a major ecological corridor supporting diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as lake sturgeon and Atlantic salmon. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce organic pollutants and suspended solids, protecting the river's water quality and downstream habitats.