Wichita Fairway Meadows WWTP, Derby, Kansas - Secondary Treatment Facility

Wichita Fairway Meadows WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Derby, Kansas, within Sedgwick County. The plant serves a small population of 400 residents, reflecting its role in a suburban community near Wichita. The plant provides secondary treatment, the standard required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater facilities. It has a designed capacity of 174.13 megaliters per year and discharges 151.42 megaliters annually. As a small facility, it operates under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway that drains into the Arkansas River basin, ultimately reaching the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's operations help protect downstream water quality in this agriculturally important region.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Arkansas River, which flows through Kansas and Oklahoma before joining the Mississippi River. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is used for irrigation and recreation. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loading and protect downstream ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico.