West WWTP Teague - Secondary Wastewater Treatment in Teague, Texas

West WWTP Teague is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Teague, Freestone County, Texas. The plant serves a small population of around 500 residents, providing essential sanitation services for this rural community. As a secondary treatment plant, it meets the standard requirements for organic matter and suspended solids removal under the US Clean Water Act. The plant has a designed capacity of 794.93 cubic meters per day and a current discharge volume of 681.37 cubic meters per day, indicating it operates below its full capacity. Secondary treatment typically involves biological processes such as activated sludge or trickling filters. The facility is regulated under the US EPA's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, which sets effluent limits to protect receiving water quality. The treated effluent from West WWTP Teague is discharged into local creeks that eventually flow into the Trinity River basin. The Trinity River is a major waterway in Texas, draining into Trinity Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's operations help protect downstream aquatic ecosystems and support the ecological health of the region's surface waters.

West WWTP Teague discharges into small tributaries of the Trinity River, which flows southeast through Texas to Trinity Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The Trinity River basin supports diverse aquatic life, including fish and migratory birds, and is an important water resource for agriculture and communities downstream. The plant's secondary treatment reduces organic pollutants and helps maintain water quality in this ecologically sensitive watershed.