Independence WWTP
2018 Three Elms Park Road, Independence, IA 50644 · Buchanan County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 1.31 MGD
- Design flow
- 7.8 MGD
- NPDES permit
- IA0036510
- Administratively continued
- Permit expires
- September 2025
- Population served
- 6,236
- CWNS 2022
Independence WWTP is a publicly owned wastewater treatment works in Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa treating an average of 1.31 million gallons per day against a permitted design capacity of 7.8 MGD, serving about 6,236 residents. It discharges under NPDES permit IA0036510 (administratively continued), which expires in September 2025, with 8 recorded violations in the last three years.
Treatment technology
2 treatment structures and unit processes identified at Independence WWTP.
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See the full treatment train at Independence WWTP: structures, unit processes and planned upgrades, with exact unit counts.
Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- 8
- Effluent violations
- 7
Based on NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports. Full violation history, parameters and discharge data available in the Klarifi platform.
Industrial users and pretreatment
Industries that discharge process wastewater to Independence WWTP, from the plant's pretreatment programme records.
- Industrial users
- 2
- on record
On record: Geater Machining And Manufacturing (Independence); Wapsie Valley Creamery Back Up Generator (Independence). Most users are in automotive, metal and equipment manufacturing and food and beverage.
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Discharge flow, federal category, source documents and contacts for every industrial user of Independence WWTP. Free with a Klarifi account.
Capital improvement projects in Independence
Independence's capital improvement plan lists 15 water, sewer and wastewater line items worth $1M starting 2025–2027. The largest budgeted items are shown here.
All water and sewer capital projects in Independence →
| Project | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Install Biogas Cleaning System | $300,000 | 2026–2026 |
| New Dual Fuel Boiler | $275,000 | 2027–2027 |
| Replacement Large Pump | $150,000 | 2025–2025 |
| Replace Blowers and Aeration Equipment | $130,000 | 2026–2026 |
| Replace Non-Metallic Chains | $100,000 | 2025–2026 |
Full project details — scope, funding source, engineering consultant and the decision-makers behind each project — are available in Klarifi, along with similar wastewater capital projects in other cities.
Key contacts
8 verified contacts for Independence WWTP, with validated emails and direct phone numbers.
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Names, validated emails and direct phone numbers for decision-makers at Independence WWTP, plus the full compliance history and discharge data.
Nearby wastewater treatment plants in Iowa
Rowley · 6 mi away
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Winthrop · 7 mi away
0.23 MGD
Quasqueton · 8 mi away
0.03 MGD
Jesup · 10 mi away
0.2 MGD
Hazleton · 11 mi away
0.13 MGD
Brandon · 12 mi away
0.03 MGD
Aurora · 13 mi away
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Walker · 13 mi away
0.11 MGD
Independence WWTP: frequently asked questions
Sources and methodology
Flow, permit and violation figures come from the EPA's ICIS-NPDES discharge monitoring records. Population served comes from the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022. Treatment structures are identified by Klarifi's review of aerial imagery, and capital improvement projects are extracted from published municipal budget documents. Violations are counted over the last three years of monitoring reports.
Data refreshed October 26, 2026; facility record last updated March 28, 2025.
Wastewater terms: POTW · MGD · NPDES permit · Inflow and infiltration · Anaerobic digester · Lift station · all terms