ULYSSES BORO STP - Advanced Wastewater Treatment in Ulysses, Pennsylvania

ULYSSES BORO STP is an advanced wastewater treatment facility located in Ulysses, a small borough in Potter County, Pennsylvania. The plant serves a population of 650 residents, reflecting its role as a key component of the local municipal infrastructure in this rural area of the northern Appalachian region. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the U.S. Clean Water Act. With a designed capacity of 567.81 thousand gallons per day and an actual discharge volume of 287.69 thousand gallons per day, the facility operates well within its capacity. As a U.S. facility, it operates under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, ensuring compliance with federal water quality standards. The treated effluent from ULYSSES BORO STP is discharged into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the Genesee River basin, which flows north into Lake Ontario. This connection to the Great Lakes ecosystem underscores the plant's role in protecting downstream water quality and aquatic habitats. The advanced treatment level helps minimize nutrient loading and other pollutants, supporting the ecological health of the receiving waters.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Genesee River, which flows northward through Pennsylvania and New York into Lake Ontario, part of the Great Lakes system. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life, including cold-water fish species such as trout. The advanced treatment level helps reduce nutrient and pollutant loads, protecting downstream ecosystems and recreational water uses.