4,257 plants indexed.
Germany operates one of the most comprehensive wastewater networks in the world. Treatment is mandated at municipal level under the Federal Water Act and EU UWWTD. UtilityRadar indexes 4257 wastewater treatment plants in Germany with a combined designed capacity of 6,530,097 m³/day. The largest plant on file is Frankfurt Am Main _ Flughafen, treating 90,000 m³/day.
Germany operates one of the most comprehensive wastewater networks in the world. Treatment is mandated at municipal level under the Federal Water Act and EU UWWTD.
UtilityRadar's directory currently lists 4,257 wastewater treatment plants across Germany. Together these plants represent a combined designed capacity of approximately 6,530,097 m³/day.
By treatment level, the directory contains 1000 advanced, 383 secondary-treatment plants. Secondary treatment (typically activated sludge with biological nutrient removal) is the most common standard.
The largest plant indexed for Germany is Frankfurt Am Main _ Flughafen, with a designed capacity of 90,000 m³/day.
Plant records are aggregated from publicly available regulatory data (US EPA ECHO, EU UWWTD reporting, national water authority publications), augmented by direct operator information and verified via Google Maps coordinates. Each record includes location, treatment level, capacity where known, operator and operational status. To browse plants by treatment level worldwide, see our secondary and advanced filter views, or read our guide to how sewage treatment works.
Jungholz wastewater treatment plant serves 416 people in Wertach, Bavaria, Germany. It provides advanced treatment and discharges 190.87 m³/day, with a designed capacity of 3,200 m³/day.
COV Jirikov nova is a secondary treatment plant serving Jiříkov, Germany. It treats wastewater for a population of 937 with a designed capacity of 3000 m³/day, discharging 237.13 m³/day.
Triebes wastewater treatment plant in Greiz, Thüringen, Germany, serves 3,501 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 748.40 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 4,800 m³/day.
Ummerstadt wastewater treatment plant in Thüringen, Germany, serves 3,645 people with advanced treatment. The plant is now closed, having discharged 460.12 m³/day with a design capacity of 3,000 m³/day.
Themar wastewater treatment plant in Henfstädt, Thüringen, Germany, serves 3,130 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 747.40 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 6,000 m³/day.
Oberhof wastewater treatment plant in Thüringen, Germany serves about 4,000 people with advanced treatment. The plant has a designed capacity of 4,800 m³/day and discharges 867.54 m³/day.
Masserberg wastewater treatment plant in Thüringen, Germany, serves a small population of 1,309 with advanced treatment. The plant is now closed, having had a designed capacity of 2,400 m³/day.
Isserstedt wastewater treatment plant in Jena, Thüringen, Germany, served 1,942 people with advanced treatment before closure. The facility had a designed capacity of 2,500 m³/day and discharged 491.47 m³/day.
Hainspitz wastewater treatment plant in Aubitz, Thüringen, Germany, serves a population of 1,550 with secondary treatment. The plant is now closed, having had a designed capacity of 2,400 m³/day.
Juchsen wastewater treatment plant in Jüchsen, Thüringen, Germany, is a secondary treatment facility serving 1,534 people. Now closed, it had a designed capacity of 2,200 m³/day and discharged 388.22 m³/day.
Bibra wastewater treatment plant in Thüringen, Germany, serves 1,767 people with secondary treatment. The plant is now closed, having had a designed capacity of 3,500 m³/day and a discharge volume of 447.19 m³/day.
Straussfurt wastewater treatment plant in Straußfurt, Thüringen, Germany, serves a population of 3,192 with advanced treatment. It has a designed capacity of 6,000 m³/day and discharges 552.04 m³/day.
Stadtilm wastewater treatment plant in Thüringen, Germany, serves 5,165 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 988.30 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 6,900 m³/day.
Kindelbrück wastewater treatment plant in Thüringen, Germany, serves about 3,130 people with secondary treatment. It has a designed capacity of 5,000 m³/day and discharges approximately 995 m³/day.
Kerspleben wastewater treatment plant in Erfurt, Thüringen, Germany, served 2,077 people with secondary treatment before closure. It had a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day and discharged 525.64 m³/day.
Bad Sulza_Grossheringen is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Bad Sulza, Thüringen, Germany, serving approximately 4,711 people with a designed capacity of 4,980 m³/day and a discharge volume of 816.82 m³/day.
Camburg wastewater treatment plant serves Stöben, Thüringen, Germany, with advanced treatment for a population of 3,282. It discharges 314.20 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 3,350 m³/day.
Wurzbach wastewater treatment plant in Thüringen, Germany, serves 3,673 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 440.91 cubic meters per day and has a designed capacity of 3,250 cubic meters per day.
Reichstadt wastewater treatment plant in Reichstädt, Thüringen, Germany, provides advanced treatment for a small population. The plant is now closed, having served 1,858 people with a designed capacity of 4,800 m³/day.
Niederpollnitz wastewater treatment plant in Rohna, Thüringen, Germany, serves 1,285 people with advanced treatment. The plant is now closed.
UtilityRadar indexes 4257 wastewater treatment plants in Germany, with treatment level, capacity, operator and discharge data on each record.
Among the indexed plants, Stadtilm has the highest designed capacity at 6,900 m3/day.