Overview
Rosebud WWTP is a secondary treatment facility serving 1,600 people in Falls County, Texas. It discharges 439.11 megaliters annually and operates under U.S. Clean Water Act regulations.
Rosebud WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Falls County, Texas, serving a population of approximately 1,600 residents. The facility operates under the regulatory framework of the U.S. Clean Water Act, which requires secondary treatment for municipal plants of this scale. The plant provides secondary treatment, a biological process that removes organic matter and suspended solids. Its designed capacity is 946.35 megaliters, with an actual discharge volume of 439.11 megaliters, indicating operational headroom. As a U.S. facility, it is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, which set effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that drain into the Brazos River basin, ultimately reaching the Gulf of Mexico. The plant plays a key role in protecting downstream aquatic ecosystems by reducing pollutant loads before discharge.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into tributaries of the Brazos River, which flows southeast through Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. The Brazos River supports diverse aquatic life, including fish and migratory species, and its estuary provides critical nursery habitat. The plant's secondary treatment helps maintain water quality in this ecologically important river system.
Frequently asked questions
Rosebud WWTP is located in Falls County, Texas, United States, serving the local community of approximately 1,600 residents.
Rosebud WWTP provides secondary treatment, which uses biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids from wastewater.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local waterways that are part of the Brazos River basin, which eventually flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
As a U.S. municipal plant, Rosebud WWTP operates under the Clean Water Act and is required to have an NPDES permit issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, setting effluent limits to protect water quality.
For small communities of around 1,600 people, secondary treatment is typical under the Clean Water Act, often using activated sludge or lagoon systems to meet permit limits.
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