Overview
STRATTON WWTP is a secondary treatment plant serving Stratton, Colorado. It treats municipal wastewater for a population of 650, discharging 113.56 million gallons per year.
STRATTON WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on County Road 31 in Stratton, Kit Carson County, Colorado. The plant serves a small population of 650 residents, providing essential sanitation services for this rural community in the eastern plains of the state. The facility operates at the secondary treatment level, which is the standard required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal plants. With a designed capacity of 306.62 million gallons per year and an actual discharge volume of 113.56 million gallons, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth. As a US facility, it operates under an EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The treated effluent is discharged to a local water body, likely a creek or dry arroyo that drains into the Republican River basin. This region is part of the High Plains aquifer system, and the plant's discharge supports local hydrology and downstream ecosystems in this semi-arid agricultural area.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Republican River, which flows eastward through Kansas and Nebraska before joining the Kansas River and ultimately the Missouri River-Mississippi River system to the Gulf of Mexico. The receiving waters support aquatic life in a region dominated by agriculture, and the plant's secondary treatment helps protect water quality in this sensitive prairie watershed.
Frequently asked questions
STRATTON WWTP is located on County Road 31 in Stratton, Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States.
The plant serves a population of 650 residents in the town of Stratton and surrounding areas.
The plant discharges treated effluent to a local water body that drains into the Republican River basin, ultimately reaching the Gulf of Mexico via the Mississippi River system.
STRATTON WWTP provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater plants.
As a US facility, STRATTON WWTP operates under the Clean Water Act and is regulated by an EPA NPDES permit issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, ensuring compliance with discharge limits.
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