Scooba POTW - Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in Scooba, Mississippi

Scooba POTW (Publicly Owned Treatment Works) is located on Avery Street in Scooba, Kemper County, Mississippi. The plant serves a small population of 941 residents and is part of the municipal wastewater infrastructure for this rural community in the southeastern United States. The facility provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal plants. With a designed capacity of 374.75 thousand cubic meters per year and an annual discharge volume of 189.27 thousand cubic meters, the plant operates well within its capacity. As a US facility, it is regulated under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program administered by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Gulf of Mexico via the Tombigbee River system. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems and supports water quality in the region's rivers and streams.

The plant discharges into the Tombigbee River watershed, which flows southward to Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. This region supports diverse aquatic life, including fish and mussel species, and the advanced treatment helps minimize nutrient loading and protect downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive area.