Tekamah WWTP - Secondary Treatment Facility in Tekamah, Nebraska

Tekamah WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Tekamah, Burt County, Nebraska. The facility serves a population of around 2,000 people, typical of a small agglomeration in the rural Midwest. Its location on County Road F places it within the Missouri River watershed. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal facilities of this scale. Secondary treatment typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The plant's designed capacity is approximately 984,200 gallons per day, with a similar discharge volume, indicating it operates near its design capacity. Treated effluent from the plant is discharged into local streams that eventually flow into the Missouri River, a major tributary of the Mississippi River system. The Missouri River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for fish and birds. The plant's operations are regulated under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) to protect downstream water quality.

The plant discharges into tributaries of the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi River and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico. The Missouri River basin supports a variety of fish species, including catfish and sturgeon, and provides habitat for migratory waterfowl. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loads that could contribute to hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico.