Overview
Talladega Brecon WWTP serves approximately 979 people in Talladega, Alabama. The plant operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act framework, with NPDES permits regulating its discharge.
Talladega Brecon WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Talladega, Alabama, serving a population of about 979 residents. The plant is situated inland, more than 50 kilometers from the coast, and discharges treated effluent into local waterways. As a small-scale facility in the United States, the plant is subject to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program under the Clean Water Act. This regulatory framework requires treatment to meet secondary standards or better, depending on the receiving water body's sensitivity. Typical facilities of this size employ activated sludge or lagoon systems. The treated wastewater from Talladega Brecon WWTP ultimately drains into the Coosa River basin, which flows into the Alabama River and then to Mobile Bay. The plant plays a role in protecting local water quality and downstream ecosystems, including the diverse aquatic habitats of the Mobile River Basin.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Coosa River watershed, part of the larger Mobile River Basin that drains into Mobile Bay on the Gulf of Mexico. This basin supports a high diversity of freshwater species, including numerous endemic mussels and fish. The plant's discharge must meet state water quality standards to protect these sensitive aquatic communities.
Frequently asked questions
Talladega Brecon WWTP is located at 1376 Horne Drive in Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama, United States.
The plant serves approximately 979 people in the Talladega area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local waterways within the Coosa River basin, which flows to the Alabama River and ultimately to Mobile Bay.
As a U.S. facility, it operates under the Clean Water Act and is required to have an NPDES permit issued by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, setting limits on pollutants in its discharge.
Small plants in Alabama often use aerated lagoons, activated sludge, or sequencing batch reactors to meet secondary treatment standards, which remove at least 85% of biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids.
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