Overview
SPRINGFIELD STP is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving 899 people in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. It discharges 378.54 m³/day of treated effluent into local waterways.
SPRINGFIELD STP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The plant serves a small population of 899 residents, providing secondary treatment to meet Clean Water Act standards. The facility has a designed capacity of 757.08 m³/day and currently treats an average of 378.54 m³/day, operating well below its capacity. As a secondary treatment plant, it uses biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The treated effluent is released into local streams that drain into the Lake Pontchartrain Basin, an ecologically important estuary. The plant's operations are regulated under the U.S. Clean Water Act through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, administered by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into small watercourses within the Lake Pontchartrain Basin, which ultimately flows into Lake Pontchartrain and then into the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important nursery habitat for fish and shellfish. The secondary treatment provided helps protect water quality in this sensitive coastal ecosystem.
Frequently asked questions
SPRINGFIELD STP is located at 24767 West Street in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States.
The plant serves a population of 899 residents in the Springfield area of Livingston Parish.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local waterways that drain into the Lake Pontchartrain Basin, an estuary connected to the Gulf of Mexico.
SPRINGFIELD STP provides secondary treatment, which uses biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting Clean Water Act requirements.
The plant operates under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program, which sets discharge limits to protect water quality. Secondary treatment is the minimum standard for municipal plants under the Clean Water Act.
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