WAR WWTP - War, West Virginia Wastewater Treatment Plant

WAR WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in War, McDowell County, West Virginia, serving a population of approximately 1,250. The facility is situated in the Appalachian region, an area characterized by mountainous terrain and coal mining history. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater. With a designed capacity of 492.10 and an average discharge volume of 333.12, the plant operates below its capacity. As a US facility, it operates under an EPA NPDES permit issued by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway within the Upper Ohio River Basin, ultimately draining into the Ohio River and then the Mississippi River. The plant plays a key role in protecting local streams from untreated sewage, supporting aquatic life and downstream water quality in the ecologically diverse Appalachian region.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Upper Ohio River Basin, which flows into the Ohio River and eventually the Mississippi River. The Appalachian region supports diverse aquatic ecosystems, including species of freshwater mussels and fish. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and pathogen loads, protecting downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive watershed.