SHIPPENVILLE BOROUGH Wastewater Treatment Plant, Elk Township, Pennsylvania

SHIPPENVILLE BOROUGH is a wastewater treatment plant located in Elk Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The plant serves a small population of 505 residents and operates under secondary treatment, which is the standard for municipal wastewater facilities in the region. As a secondary treatment plant, it meets the requirements of the US Clean Water Act, which mandates secondary treatment for publicly owned treatment works. The plant has a designed capacity of 378.54 m³/day and a reported discharge volume of 189.27 m³/day, indicating it operates well below capacity. The plant discharges treated effluent into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Allegheny River watershed, part of the larger Ohio River basin. This region supports diverse aquatic life and is important for recreational and ecological purposes.

The plant discharges into local streams that flow into the Allegheny River, a major tributary of the Ohio River. The Allegheny River watershed supports a variety of fish species and provides habitat for freshwater mussels. Downstream, the Ohio River flows into the Mississippi River and eventually the Gulf of Mexico, making the plant's discharge part of a large, ecologically significant drainage system.