Wastewater plants in Germany

4,257 plants indexed. Showing 3,840 matching current filters.

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.

Plant directory coverage

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.

Treatment levels

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.

Largest plant

The largest plant indexed for Germany is Frankfurt Am Main _ Flughafen, with a designed capacity of 90,000 m³/day.

About our data

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.

3,840 plants matching filters

Gablingen

Gablingen, Bayern

Gablingen wastewater treatment plant serves the town of Gablingen in Bavaria, Germany. It handles a population equivalent of approximately 2,840 under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.

Not Reported 2,840 Low

Fischach

Fischach, Bayern

Fischach wastewater treatment plant serves the town of Fischach in Bavaria, Germany, with a population equivalent of 10,351. It operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.

Not Reported 10,351 Low

Dinkelscherben

Dinkelscherben, Bayern

Dinkelscherben wastewater treatment plant serves the town of Dinkelscherben in Bavaria, Germany, with a population equivalent of 10,600. It operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.

Not Reported 10,600 Low

Gersthofen

Gersthofen, Bayern

Gersthofen wastewater treatment plant serves approximately 33,000 people in Gersthofen, Bavaria, Germany. The plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, ensuring regulatory compliance for its scale.

Not Reported 33,000 Low

Langweid_Lech

Langweid am Lech, Bayern

Langweid_Lech wastewater treatment plant serves Langweid am Lech, Bavaria, Germany. It treats wastewater for approximately 12,665 residents under EU regulations.

Not Reported 12,665 Low

Zusmarshausen

Zusmarshausen, Bayern

Zusmarshausen wastewater treatment plant serves the Bavarian town of Zusmarshausen, Germany. It operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale.

Not Reported 8,836 Low

Schwabmunchen

Schwabmünchen, Bayern

Schwabmunchen wastewater treatment plant serves Schwabmünchen, Bavaria, Germany, with a population equivalent of 23,333. It operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.

Not Reported 23,333 Low

Augsburg

Augsburg, Bayern

Augsburg wastewater treatment plant serves approximately 608,270 people in Bavaria, Germany. It operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, ensuring compliance with stringent discharge standards.

Not Reported 608,270 Low

Mauth

Vierhäuser, Bayern

Mauth wastewater treatment plant serves the community of Vierhäuser in Bavaria, Germany. It treats wastewater from approximately 2,453 residents under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.

Not Reported 2,453 Low

Pfarrkirchen

Pfarrkirchen, Bayern

Pfarrkirchen wastewater treatment plant serves approximately 38,749 people in Bavaria, Germany. It operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale.

Not Reported 38,749 Low

Bad Birnbach

Bad Birnbach, Bayern

Bad Birnbach wastewater treatment plant serves approximately 13,193 people in Bavaria, Germany. The plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale.

Not Reported 13,193 Low

Massing

Oberdietfurt, Bayern

Massing wastewater treatment plant serves Oberdietfurt, Germany, with a population equivalent of 8,900. It operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.

Not Reported 8,900 Low

Simbach am Inn

Simbach, Bayern

Simbach am Inn wastewater treatment plant serves approximately 14,914 people in Simbach, Bavaria, Germany. The plant discharges into the Inn River, a tributary of the Danube, ultimately reaching the Black Sea.

Not Reported 14,914 Low

Eggenfelden

Eggenfelden, Bayern

Eggenfelden wastewater treatment plant serves approximately 14,196 people in Bavaria, Germany. The facility operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale.

Not Reported 14,196 Low

Arnstorf

Arnstorf, Bayern

Arnstorf wastewater treatment plant serves the town of Arnstorf in Bavaria, Germany. It treats wastewater for approximately 8,133 residents under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.

Not Reported 8,133 Low

Gangkofen

Gangkofen, Bayern

Gangkofen wastewater treatment plant serves the Bavarian town of Gangkofen, Germany, with a population equivalent of 6,636. It operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, ensuring secondary treatment for this medium agglomeration.

Not Reported 6,636 Low

Waldkirchen

Außernbrünst, Bayern

Waldkirchen wastewater treatment plant serves Außernbrünst, Germany, with a population equivalent of 15,155. It operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale.

Not Reported 15,155 Low

Schonberg

Schönberg, Bayern

Schonberg wastewater treatment plant serves the town of Schönberg in Bavaria, Germany. It treats wastewater from approximately 5,400 residents under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.

Not Reported 5,397 Low

Rohrnbach

Ulrichsreut, Bayern

Rohrnbach wastewater treatment plant serves the community of Ulrichsreut in Bavaria, Germany, with a population equivalent of 7,092. The plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.

Not Reported 7,092 Low

ZV Neuschonau Sankt Oswald

Schönanger, Bayern

ZV Neuschonau Sankt Oswald is a wastewater treatment plant in Schönanger, Bavaria, Germany, serving a population of 4,231. The plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of

Not Reported 4,231 Low

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