Woodbine WPCP - Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant in Woodbine, Georgia

Woodbine Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on East 10th Street in Woodbine, Camden County, Georgia. The plant serves a small population of 457 residents and operates under the regulatory framework of the United States Clean Water Act, which requires secondary treatment for municipal wastewater discharges. The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard biological process that removes organic matter and suspended solids. With a designed capacity of 1,393 cubic meters per day and an average discharge volume of 606 cubic meters per day, the facility operates well within its capacity. As a US-based plant, it is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent from Woodbine WPCP is discharged to a receiving water body that ultimately drains into the Satilla River basin and then to the Atlantic Ocean. The Satilla River is a blackwater river known for its diverse aquatic ecosystems, including fish species such as redbreast sunfish and chain pickerel. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect downstream water quality and aquatic life.

Woodbine WPCP discharges into a local stream that flows into the Satilla River, a major blackwater river in southeastern Georgia. The Satilla River meanders through coastal plains and empties into the Atlantic Ocean near St. Andrews Sound. The river supports diverse aquatic life, including migratory fish and estuarine species in its lower reaches. The plant's secondary treatment reduces organic pollutants and suspended solids, helping to maintain water quality in this ecologically sensitive coastal watershed.