REXFORD LAGOONS Wastewater Treatment Plant, Rexford, Montana

REXFORD LAGOONS serves the small community of Rexford, Montana, located in Lincoln County near the Canadian border. The plant provides secondary treatment for a population of 150, reflecting its role as a small-scale municipal facility in a rural setting. As a secondary treatment plant, REXFORD LAGOONS meets the standard required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater facilities. With a designed capacity of 75.71 cubic meters per day and a daily discharge volume of 94.64 cubic meters, the plant operates within its intended scale for the local population. The treated effluent from REXFORD LAGOONS is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Kootenai River system. This river flows through Montana and Idaho before joining the Columbia River, which empties into the Pacific Ocean. The plant's operations help protect downstream water quality in this ecologically important basin.

REXFORD LAGOONS discharges into the Kootenai River watershed, a major tributary of the Columbia River system. The Kootenai River supports diverse aquatic life, including several fish species, and flows through mountainous terrain before reaching the Pacific. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and pollutant loads, safeguarding water quality in this sensitive transboundary basin.