VANCE WWTP: Wastewater Treatment Plant in Vance, Alabama

VANCE WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on Tingle Tangle Road in Vance, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The plant serves a small community of about 1,708 residents, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for this rural area. The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard level required by the U.S. Clean Water Act for most municipal facilities. With a designed capacity of 1,892.70 units and an average discharge volume of 537.53 units, the plant operates well within its capacity. As a U.S. facility, it operates under an EPA NPDES permit issued by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, ensuring compliance with discharge limits. The treated effluent is discharged into local streams that drain into the Black Warrior River watershed, ultimately reaching the Gulf of Mexico via the Mobile River system. This connection highlights the plant's role in protecting downstream water quality in a region known for its aquatic biodiversity.

The plant discharges into tributaries of the Black Warrior River, a major waterway in west-central Alabama that flows into the Mobile River and then the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life, including several fish species and freshwater mussels. The secondary treatment helps reduce organic pollutants and suspended solids, protecting the ecological health of the river system.