Sutersville Boro STP New - Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania Wastewater Treatment Plant

Sutersville Boro STP New is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The plant serves a small community of 876 residents, providing secondary treatment to remove organic matter and suspended solids from domestic wastewater. The plant has a designed capacity of 757.08 cubic meters per day and currently treats an average daily flow of 378.54 cubic meters, operating at about half its capacity. As a secondary treatment facility, it meets the standard requirements under the U.S. Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater treatment, which mandates secondary treatment for all publicly owned treatment works. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the Monongahela River, a major tributary of the Ohio River. The plant plays a key role in protecting water quality in the region by reducing pollutant loads before discharge.

The plant discharges into a local stream that flows into the Monongahela River, which joins the Ohio River and eventually the Mississippi River. The Monongahela River supports diverse aquatic life and is used for recreation and drinking water downstream. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect this watershed from nutrient pollution and pathogens.