Overview
Yorktown WWTP is an advanced treatment facility serving 1,800 residents in Yorktown, Texas. The plant discharges 757.08 m³/day of treated wastewater into local waterways.
Yorktown WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on South Eckhardt Street in Yorktown, DeWitt County, Texas. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,800 people, reflecting its role as a small community treatment system in the rural coastal plains of south-central Texas. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants. With a designed capacity of 1,078.84 m³/day and a current discharge volume of 757.08 m³/day, the facility operates below its capacity. As a U.S. plant, it operates under the Clean Water Act and is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ensuring compliance with water quality standards. The treated effluent is discharged into local streams that drain into the Guadalupe River basin, ultimately reaching the San Antonio Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems and supports water quality in the region's sensitive coastal environment.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into tributaries of the Guadalupe River, which flows into San Antonio Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. This coastal watershed supports diverse estuarine habitats, including seagrass beds and oyster reefs, which are sensitive to nutrient pollution. The advanced treatment level helps minimize eutrophication risks in the bay.
Frequently asked questions
Yorktown WWTP is located on South Eckhardt Street in Yorktown, DeWitt County, Texas, United States.
The plant serves approximately 1,800 residents in the Yorktown area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local streams that are part of the Guadalupe River basin, which flows into San Antonio Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
Yorktown WWTP provides advanced treatment, which includes nutrient removal beyond secondary treatment standards.
As a U.S. facility, Yorktown WWTP operates under the Clean Water Act and is regulated by an NPDES permit issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ensuring compliance with federal and state water quality standards.
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