ROULETTE TWP STP - Secondary Wastewater Treatment in Roulette Township, Pennsylvania

ROULETTE TWP STP serves the community of Roulette Township in Potter County, Pennsylvania. This municipal wastewater treatment plant provides secondary treatment for a population of 700 residents, operating as part of the region's water infrastructure. The plant has a designed capacity of 492.10 volume units and an average discharge volume of 264.98 volume units. As a secondary treatment facility, it meets the standard requirements under the US Clean Water Act, which mandates secondary treatment for municipal wastewater plants to reduce organic pollutants and suspended solids before discharge. The treated effluent from ROULETTE TWP STP flows into local streams that are part of the Allegheny River watershed, ultimately draining into the Ohio River and Mississippi River system. This inland plant supports water quality in the headwaters region of the Appalachian Plateau, protecting downstream aquatic habitats.

The plant discharges into small streams within the Allegheny River basin, which flows through western Pennsylvania into the Ohio River. This watershed supports diverse freshwater species including brook trout and smallmouth bass. The secondary treatment process reduces nutrient and organic loads, helping maintain water quality in this rural, forested region of the Appalachian Plateau.