SHADY POINT PWA WWT Wastewater Treatment Plant, Shady Point, Oklahoma

SHADY POINT PWA WWT is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Shady Point, LeFlore County, Oklahoma. The plant serves a small population of 848 residents and operates with secondary treatment, which is standard for communities of this size under the US Clean Water Act. The plant has a designed capacity of 287.69 thousand cubic meters per year and currently discharges 302.83 thousand cubic meters annually. As a US facility, it operates under an EPA NPDES permit issued by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, ensuring compliance with federal water quality standards. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the Arkansas River basin, contributing to the Mississippi River watershed. The plant plays a key role in protecting downstream water quality in this ecologically diverse region of eastern Oklahoma.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Arkansas River, which flows into the Mississippi River and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is part of the larger Mississippi River basin, a critical migratory corridor for birds and fish. Protecting water quality here helps maintain the ecological health of downstream rivers and coastal ecosystems.