ROWAN COUNTY SECOND CRK WWTP - Rowan County, North Carolina Wastewater Treatment Plant

ROWAN COUNTY SECOND CRK WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The plant serves a small population of 605 residents and operates as part of the county's wastewater infrastructure. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the U.S. Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater. With a designed capacity of 340.69 megaliters per year and an actual discharge volume of 189.27 megaliters per year, the facility operates below its capacity. The plant is regulated under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, administered by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway, ultimately contributing to the Yadkin-Pee Dee River basin. This basin drains into the Atlantic Ocean via the Pee Dee River and Winyah Bay. The plant's operations help protect downstream water quality and aquatic habitats in this ecologically significant watershed.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Yadkin River, part of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River basin, which flows through North and South Carolina before reaching the Atlantic Ocean at Winyah Bay. The downstream environment supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as striped bass and American shad, and provides important migratory corridors. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and pollutant loads, protecting the ecological health of the river system and coastal estuary.