Overview
Voorheesville V SD1 WWTP is an advanced treatment plant serving 900 people in Town of New Scotland, New York. It discharges 200.63 thousand gallons per day with a designed capacity of 416.39 thousand gallons per day.
The Voorheesville V SD1 WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in the Town of New Scotland, Albany County, New York. It serves a small population of approximately 900 residents in the Village of Voorheesville and surrounding areas. The plant provides advanced treatment, ensuring high-quality effluent before discharge. As an advanced treatment facility, the plant goes beyond secondary treatment to remove additional nutrients and contaminants. This level of treatment is typical for plants discharging to sensitive water bodies or under stringent state regulations. The plant's designed capacity is 416.39 thousand gallons per day, with an average daily flow of 200.63 thousand gallons per day, indicating it operates well within its capacity. The plant discharges treated wastewater into a local water body that eventually drains into the Hudson River watershed. The Hudson River is a major estuary flowing into the Atlantic Ocean, supporting diverse aquatic life and serving as a critical habitat for migratory fish. The advanced treatment helps protect downstream water quality in this ecologically important basin.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Hudson River, which flows south through eastern New York to New York Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean. The Hudson River estuary supports a diverse ecosystem, including striped bass, American shad, and Atlantic sturgeon. Advanced treatment at this plant helps reduce nutrient loading and protects downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive watershed.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located at 24 Stonington Hill Road in the Village of Voorheesville, within the Town of New Scotland, Albany County, New York, United States.
The plant serves approximately 900 residents in the Village of Voorheesville and surrounding areas of the Town of New Scotland.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local tributary that flows into the Hudson River, which eventually reaches the Atlantic Ocean.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond secondary treatment to remove additional nutrients and pollutants, ensuring high-quality effluent.
As a US facility, it operates under the Clean Water Act and is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, which set effluent limits to protect water quality.
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