SHIPPINGPORT BORO STP - Secondary Wastewater Treatment in Shippingport, Pennsylvania

SHIPPINGPORT BORO STP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Shippingport, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The plant serves a small population of 237 residents and is situated along Ferry Hill Road near the Ohio River. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater. It has a designed capacity of 113.56 megaliters per year and discharges a similar volume annually. As a small facility, it is subject to EPA NPDES permitting through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The treated effluent likely discharges into a tributary of the Ohio River, which flows into the Mississippi River and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico. The plant plays a key role in protecting local water quality in the Ohio River basin, supporting aquatic life and downstream communities.

The plant is located inland in the Ohio River watershed, approximately 50 km from the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. The Ohio River flows southwest to join the Mississippi River, draining into the Gulf of Mexico. This region supports diverse aquatic species including freshwater mussels and migratory fish. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and pathogen loads, protecting downstream ecosystems in the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.