As the population in a small town grows, a new water treatment plant is built. the plant is built on a local river where it can release treated water. the treated water is released downriver from the town. the town also gets its drinking water from further up the river.

how might the new treatment plant affect the ecosystem?

treated water from the plant would affect communities downriver.
treated water from the plant would affect communities upriver.
treated water would affect this growing city’s drinking water.

Treatment water from the plant would affects the communities present in the downstream of the river.

Option (a)

Explanation:

Wastewater treatment plant is a process used to treat the water that flows from the rivers, streams, and lakes.This plant removes the dust, sand, sediments present in the river water.

When this treated water is released into the downriver stream, it affects the health of aquatic organisms present in that stream.Use of chemicals in treating the wastewater may cause genetic problems to the communities present in that region.

It also causes air pollution and more energy is needed for the treatment process and thus affects the ecosystem.