Taloga WWT - Secondary Wastewater Treatment in Dewey County, Oklahoma

Taloga WWT is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Dewey County, Oklahoma, serving a small population of 372 residents. The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard level for communities of this size in the United States. The plant has a designed capacity of 151.42 megaliters and discharges approximately 113.56 megaliters of treated wastewater annually. As a US facility, it operates under the Clean Water Act, with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits typically issued by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality to regulate effluent quality and protect receiving waters. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway within the Arkansas-White-Red River basin, which ultimately drains into the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's operations contribute to maintaining water quality in the region's streams and rivers, supporting aquatic life and downstream ecosystems.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Arkansas-White-Red River basin, which flows into the Mississippi River and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. This inland location supports local aquatic habitats and agricultural water use, with the plant's secondary treatment helping to reduce nutrient and organic pollutant loads.