Sandy Run Creek Water Pollution Control Plant, Warner Robins, Georgia

Sandy Run Creek Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Warner Robins, Georgia, United States. Serving a population of approximately 31,231, the plant is part of the city's infrastructure for managing domestic and industrial wastewater in Houston County. As a U.S. facility, the plant operates under the Clean Water Act and is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD). For a population of this scale, secondary treatment is typically required, with possible additional nutrient controls depending on the receiving water body's sensitivity. The plant discharges treated effluent into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the Ocmulgee River basin, which flows to the Altamaha River and then to the Atlantic Ocean. The Ocmulgee River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in central Georgia.

The plant's treated effluent enters a tributary of the Ocmulgee River, which flows southeast to join the Altamaha River before reaching the Atlantic Ocean near Darien, Georgia. The Ocmulgee River basin supports a variety of fish and wildlife, including several species of freshwater mussels and migratory birds. Downstream waters are ecologically sensitive, and nutrient loading from wastewater can impact aquatic habitats.