Overview
WAYNESBURG STP serves Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, treating wastewater for approximately 4,686 residents. The plant operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act framework, with discharge regulated by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
WAYNESBURG STP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Serving a population of about 4,686, the facility is part of the region's infrastructure for managing domestic wastewater in this inland community. As a small-scale plant in the United States, it operates under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality. The U.S. Clean Water Act requires secondary treatment for municipal plants, ensuring that discharged water meets standards for biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids. The plant's treated effluent likely discharges to a local stream within the Monongahela River watershed, which flows into the Ohio River and ultimately the Mississippi River. This drainage basin supports diverse aquatic life and is used for recreation and drinking water downstream.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Monongahela River, part of the larger Ohio-Mississippi river system. This watershed supports a variety of fish and macroinvertebrate species and is an important ecological corridor in southwestern Pennsylvania. Downstream waters are used for recreation and municipal supply, making nutrient and pathogen control critical.
Frequently asked questions
WAYNESBURG STP is located on Strawberry Street in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The plant serves approximately 4,686 residents in the Waynesburg area.
The treated effluent is discharged into a local stream within the Monongahela River watershed, which flows into the Ohio River and eventually the Mississippi River.
As a U.S. municipal plant, it operates under the Clean Water Act and is regulated by an NPDES permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Under the Clean Water Act, municipal plants of this size are required to provide secondary treatment, which removes at least 85% of biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids.
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