RODESSA STP - Rodessa, Louisiana Wastewater Treatment Plant

RODESSA STP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Rodessa, a small town in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. The plant serves a population of approximately 310 residents, reflecting its role in a small rural community. As a secondary treatment plant, it provides biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The plant operates under the regulatory framework of the United States Clean Water Act, which requires National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for all point source discharges. For small communities like Rodessa, secondary treatment is the standard requirement, ensuring that effluent meets federal water quality standards. The plant's designed capacity is 219.55 units, and it currently discharges 204.41 units, indicating it operates near its design capacity. The treated effluent from RODESSA STP is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Red River basin, a major tributary of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River system flows into the Gulf of Mexico, making the plant's discharge part of a larger watershed that supports diverse aquatic life and commercial fisheries. Proper treatment helps protect downstream water quality and ecosystems.

RODESSA STP discharges into the Red River basin, which flows into the Mississippi River and then the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports a variety of aquatic species and is important for regional biodiversity. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loading and organic pollution, mitigating impacts on downstream water bodies and the Gulf's hypoxic zone.