Overview
Southeast WWTP Houston serves approximately 28,820 residents in Houston, Texas. The plant operates under U.S. Clean Water Act regulations with a designed capacity of 1.00 million gallons per day.
Southeast WWTP Houston is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Houston, Texas, serving a population of about 28,820. The plant is situated in Harris County and is part of the city's extensive wastewater infrastructure. As a medium-sized agglomeration, the plant is subject to the U.S. Clean Water Act and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting. Plants of this scale typically employ secondary treatment to meet federal standards. The designed capacity is 1.00 million gallons per day. The plant discharges treated effluent into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Gulf of Mexico via the San Jacinto River and Galveston Bay. This coastal ecosystem supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for birds and marine species.
Environmental context
The plant's treated effluent enters the Houston-area drainage network, flowing into the San Jacinto River and then Galveston Bay, a major estuary on the Texas Gulf Coast. Galveston Bay supports commercial fisheries, oyster reefs, and migratory waterfowl. The bay's health is sensitive to nutrient loads and pollutants from urban runoff and wastewater discharges, making treatment quality critical for downstream ecosystems.
Frequently asked questions
Southeast WWTP Houston is located in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, near Atkinson Elementary School on Kingspoint Road.
The plant serves approximately 28,820 residents in the Houston area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the local drainage network, which flows into the San Jacinto River and ultimately Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
The plant operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act and is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Plants of this scale in the U.S. typically employ secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting EPA standards under the Clean Water Act.
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