Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. The City of Muscatine Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) allows recreational vehicles (camping trailers or motor homes) to dispose of all wastewater at the WPCP dump site. There is no fee associated with this privilege, but dumping of illegal substances, such as cooking oils, pesticides, herbicides, fluids from vehicles, or any other chemicals that could interfere with the plant operations or pass through the plant is prohibited. To reach an operator from the dump site, use the phone located at the dump site to contact a plant operator. For more information call 563.263.2752.

The Muscatine Water Pollution Control Plant laboratory does provide certified IDNR required testing of septic discharges for home owners that have been issued a NPDES General Permit Number 4. Testing parameters are for carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD), total suspended solids (TSS) and E.Coli. All samples are required to be taken by a certified sampler. For information on certified samplers and testing requirements, contact the Muscatine County Environmental Health office at 563.263.0482. For testing information contact Patti Fuller-Bloechl at 563.263.2752.

Biosolids are primarily organic materials produced during wastewater treatment that may be put to beneficial use because they contain nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus that are beneficial to crops. An example of such use is the addition of biosolids to soil to supply nutrients and replenish soil organic matter. This is known as land application.