Willow Creek WWTF, Lake Arrowhead

Overview

Willow Creek WWTF is a secondary treatment plant serving 1,754 people in Lake Arrowhead, California. It discharges 757.08 cubic meters per day into the local watershed.

Willow Creek WWTF is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located at 197 Rocky Point Road in Lake Arrowhead, California. Serving a population of 1,754, the plant provides secondary treatment for the community in the San Bernardino Mountains. The plant has a designed capacity of 757.08 cubic meters per day and currently discharges a similar volume. As a secondary treatment facility, it meets the standard requirements under the US Clean Water Act, which mandates secondary treatment for municipal plants of this scale to protect water quality. The treated effluent from Willow Creek WWTF is discharged into the local watershed, which drains into the Mojave River basin and ultimately contributes to the arid inland drainage system of the region. The plant plays a key role in protecting the sensitive mountain ecosystem and downstream water resources.

Environmental context

Willow Creek WWTF discharges into the local watershed within the San Bernardino Mountains, part of the Mojave River basin. The treated effluent flows into the Mojave River, which terminates in the Mojave Desert's dry lake beds. The plant's operations help protect the fragile mountain streams and downstream desert aquatic habitats from nutrient pollution and pathogens.

Frequently asked questions

Willow Creek WWTF is located at 197 Rocky Point Road in Lake Arrowhead, San Bernardino County, California, United States.

The plant serves a population of 1,754 people in the Lake Arrowhead area.

The plant discharges treated effluent into the local watershed, which drains into the Mojave River basin and ultimately into the Mojave Desert's dry lake beds.

Willow Creek WWTF provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required under the US Clean Water Act for municipal plants of this size.

As a US municipal wastewater plant, Willow Creek WWTF operates under the Clean Water Act, with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the California State Water Resources Control Board.