ROSSVILLE WWTP - Secondary Wastewater Treatment in Shawnee County, Kansas

ROSSVILLE WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. The plant serves a small community of approximately 989 residents, providing secondary treatment to manage domestic wastewater. As a facility in the US Great Plains region, it operates under the regulatory framework of the Clean Water Act, which mandates secondary treatment as the minimum standard for municipal wastewater plants. The plant's designed capacity is 522.39 megaliters, and it currently discharges 378.54 megaliters of treated effluent annually. Secondary treatment typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The plant's capacity utilization suggests it operates below its design capacity, indicating room for future growth. The treated effluent from ROSSVILLE WWTP is discharged into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the Kansas River basin, a tributary of the Missouri River system. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for agricultural and municipal uses downstream. The plant's operations help protect water quality in this regionally important river system.

The treated effluent from ROSSVILLE WWTP enters a local stream that flows into the Kansas River, a major tributary of the Missouri River. The Kansas River basin supports a variety of fish species and provides habitat for migratory birds. Downstream, the Missouri River flows into the Mississippi River, eventually reaching the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic pollutant loads, protecting aquatic ecosystems in this agriculturally intensive region.