Russellville WWTP: Wastewater Treatment in Russellville, Alabama

Russellville WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama, United States. The plant serves a population of about 9,579 residents, placing it in the small-to-medium agglomeration category for US wastewater infrastructure. As a US facility, the plant operates under the Clean Water Act and is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. These permits set effluent limits to protect water quality. Plants of this scale typically employ secondary treatment as a minimum standard. The treated effluent from Russellville WWTP is discharged into local streams that drain into the Tennessee River basin, ultimately reaching the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The plant plays a key role in protecting downstream water quality in this ecologically significant watershed.

The plant discharges into tributaries of the Tennessee River, which flows into the Ohio River and then the Mississippi River before reaching the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides habitat for numerous fish and migratory bird species. The Tennessee River basin is an important ecological corridor in the southeastern United States.