Overview
Sparta WWTP and Sewer System is an advanced treatment plant serving 635 people in Morrow County, Ohio. It discharges 113.56 million gallons per year and has a designed capacity of 158.99 million gallons.
The Sparta WWTP and Sewer System is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Morrow County, Ohio, serving a small community of 635 residents. The plant provides advanced treatment, ensuring high-quality effluent before discharge into the local watershed. With a designed capacity of 158.99 million gallons and an annual discharge volume of 113.56 million gallons, the plant operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act framework. Facilities of this scale in Ohio are typically regulated by the Ohio EPA through National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits, which set effluent limits to protect water quality. The plant's treated effluent flows into the local waterways within the Scioto River basin, which ultimately drains to the Ohio River and then the Mississippi River. The advanced treatment level helps protect downstream aquatic habitats and supports the ecological health of the region's freshwater systems.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Scioto River watershed, which flows into the Ohio River and eventually the Mississippi River. This basin supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as smallmouth bass and channel catfish. The advanced treatment helps minimize nutrient loading and protects downstream water quality in this agriculturally influenced region.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Morrow County, Ohio, near the community of Marengo-Mount Vernon in South Bloomfield Township.
The plant serves a population of 635 residents in the Sparta area of Morrow County.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local waterways within the Scioto River basin, which flows to the Ohio River and ultimately the Mississippi River.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond secondary treatment to remove additional nutrients and contaminants, ensuring high-quality effluent.
As a municipal wastewater plant in Ohio, it operates under the Clean Water Act and is likely regulated by an NPDES permit issued by the Ohio EPA, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality.
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