Tatum WWTP - Secondary Treatment Plant in Tatum, Texas

Tatum WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on Harmaney Hill Road in Tatum, Rusk County, Texas. The plant serves a population of about 1,200 residents, providing essential sanitation services for this small East Texas community. The facility operates with secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the U.S. Clean Water Act for municipal plants. With a designed capacity of 1,540.66 thousand gallons per day and an average discharge volume of 791.15 thousand gallons per day, the plant operates well within its capacity, indicating reliable treatment performance. The treated effluent from Tatum WWTP is discharged into local streams that flow into the Sabine River basin, eventually reaching the Gulf of Mexico. This discharge supports the ecological health of the region's waterways, which provide habitat for diverse aquatic species and recreational opportunities for the community.

Tatum WWTP discharges into tributaries of the Sabine River, which flows southward through Texas and Louisiana into Sabine Lake and then the Gulf of Mexico. The Sabine River basin supports a variety of fish and wildlife, including several species of freshwater mussels and migratory birds. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect downstream water quality in this ecologically important watershed.