Savannah Wilshire Windsor WPCP - Chatham County, Georgia Wastewater Treatment Plant

Savannah Wilshire Windsor WPCP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on Seagate Road in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. It serves a population of approximately 22,741 residents within the county's wastewater infrastructure. The plant is situated near the Savannah River estuary, an ecologically important coastal region. The plant has a designed capacity of 1.00 million gallons per day. As a US facility serving a medium-sized agglomeration, it operates under the Clean Water Act and is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. These permits set effluent limits to protect water quality in the receiving waters. The plant's treated effluent discharges into the Savannah River watershed, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean via the Savannah River estuary. This coastal environment supports diverse aquatic life, including fish and shellfish, and is an important migratory corridor for birds. The plant's operations are critical to maintaining water quality in this sensitive estuarine system.

The plant discharges into the Savannah River watershed, which flows into the Savannah River estuary and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean. This coastal estuarine environment supports diverse aquatic life, including commercially important fish and shellfish species, and serves as a critical habitat for migratory birds. The region's tidal dynamics and freshwater inflow create a productive ecosystem that requires careful management of nutrient and pollutant loads from wastewater discharges.