On April 8, 2022, Woodard & Curran Inc. submitted an Antidegradation Report and applications for a new 3.5 million gallon per day (MGD) wastewater treatment facility for American Foods Group, later changed to American Foods Development Co., and Public Water Supply District No. 2, in Wright City, Missouri. American Foods is building a beef processing facility next to the existing Wright City Wastewater Treatment Facility, which has a treatment capacity of 0.5 MGD. American Foods is proposing to process 2,400 cows per day, which would contribute 1.5 MGD.
On Dec. 8, 2023, American Foods Development Co. LLC submitted a wastewater operating permit application for a new treatment facility, America’s Heartland Packing Wastewater Treatment Facility, with an update submitted Jan. 16, 2024. The long-term plan is to build a new treatment facility to incorporate flows from the Wright City South Wastewater Treatment Facility and provide additional treatment capabilities for community growth while accommodating water quality goals. The existing Wright City Wastewater Treatment Facility would be decommissioned.