Village Green Subdivision Wastewater Treatment Plant, Pineville, Louisiana

Village Green Subdivision is a wastewater treatment plant located in Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, serving a small population of 504 residents. The facility provides secondary treatment, a standard level for small communities in the United States, ensuring compliance with federal and state water quality standards. The plant has a designed capacity of 132.49 megaliters and discharges approximately 113.56 megaliters of treated wastewater annually. As a US facility, it operates under the Clean Water Act's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways within the Red River basin, which flows into the Mississippi River and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico. The plant plays a role in protecting downstream aquatic ecosystems by reducing pollutant loads from the community.

The plant discharges into the Red River watershed, which drains into the Mississippi River and then the Gulf of Mexico. This region supports diverse aquatic life, including fish and migratory birds. Secondary treatment helps reduce organic matter and pathogens, protecting downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive river system.