WINSIDE WWTP - Winside, Nebraska Wastewater Treatment Plant

WINSIDE WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Winside, Nebraska, United States. The plant serves a small community of 407 residents and operates under secondary treatment standards, which is the baseline requirement for US public-owned treatment works under the Clean Water Act. The plant has a designed capacity of 151.42 m³/day and currently discharges an average of 113.56 m³/day of treated effluent. As a secondary treatment facility, it employs biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, meeting the typical effluent limits for BOD and TSS set by the US EPA. The treated wastewater is discharged into a local waterway, likely a tributary of the Elkhorn River or the Missouri River basin. The plant's inland location and small scale mean its environmental impact is localized, contributing to the protection of downstream water quality in the region's agricultural landscape.

WINSIDE WWTP discharges into a local stream that drains into the Elkhorn River, a major tributary of the Platte River system, which ultimately flows into the Missouri River. The surrounding watershed is primarily agricultural, with row crops and livestock operations. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic loads, protecting aquatic life in the receiving waters and supporting downstream water quality for irrigation and recreation.