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

Tuntenhausen OT Tuntenhausen

Beyharting, Bayern

Tuntenhausen OT Tuntenhausen is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Beyharting, Bavaria, Germany, serving about 3,500 people with a design capacity of 3,500 m³/day.

Advanced 3,523 Low

Gars_Inn

Gars-Bahnhof, Bayern

Gars_Inn is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Gars-Bahnhof, Bavaria, Germany, serving 4,627 people with a designed capacity of 5,600 m³/day and a discharge volume of 621.27 m³/day.

Advanced 4,627 Low

Polling

Polling, Bayern

Polling wastewater treatment plant in Bavaria, Germany, serves about 2,400 people with secondary treatment. It discharges approximately 610 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day.

Secondary 2,409 Low

Mettenheim OT Hart

Mühldorf a. Inn, Bayern

Mettenheim OT Hart is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Mühldorf a. Inn, Bayern, Germany, serving approximately 3,400 people. It discharges treated wastewater into the local water system with a design capacity of 6,000 m³/day.

Advanced 3,407 Low

BUCHBACH

Buchbach, Bayern

BUCHBACH wastewater treatment plant in Buchbach, Bayern, Germany, serves a population of 2,147 with advanced treatment. It discharges 543.35 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 4,000 m³/day.

Advanced 2,147 Low

Schwindegg

Wörth, Bayern

Schwindegg wastewater treatment plant in Wörth, Bavaria, Germany, serves about 3,400 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 685 m³/day and has a design capacity of 4,875 m³/day.

Secondary 3,417 Low

Rechtmehring

Freimehring, Bayern

Rechtmehring wastewater treatment plant in Freimehring, Bavaria, Germany, serves about 2,947 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 328.32 cubic meters per day and has a designed capacity of 3,000 cubic meters per day.

Advanced 2,947 Low

Irschenberg

Irschenberg, Bayern

Irschenberg wastewater treatment plant in Bavaria, Germany serves about 2,800 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 406 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 5,000 m³/day.

Advanced 2,823 Low

Valley

Unterdarching, Bayern

Valley wastewater treatment plant in Unterdarching, Bayern, Germany serves 2,163 people with advanced treatment. It has a designed capacity of 5,000 m³/day and discharges 398.18 m³/day.

Advanced 2,163 Low

Bach ad Donau

Demling, Bayern

Bach ad Donau wastewater treatment plant in Demling, Bavaria, Germany, serves 2,160 people with advanced treatment. It has a designed capacity of 2,700 m³/day and discharges 546.64 m³/day.

Advanced 2,160 Low

Sinzing

Regensburg, Bayern

Sinzing wastewater treatment plant in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany, serves 2,038 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 826.95 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 5,800 m³/day.

Advanced 2,038 Low

Nittendorf OT Etterzhausen

Sinzing, Bayern

Nittendorf OT Etterzhausen wastewater treatment plant in Sinzing, Bavaria, Germany, serves a population of 2,186 with advanced treatment. The plant has a designed capacity of 6,300 m³/day and discharges 710.55 m³/day.

Advanced 2,186 Low

Pfatter

Pfatter, Bayern

Pfatter wastewater treatment plant in Bayern, Germany, serves 2,698 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 465.77 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 6,000 m³/day.

Advanced 2,698 Low

Kallmunz

Krachenhausen, Bayern

Kallmunz wastewater treatment plant in Krachenhausen, Bayern, Germany, serves a population of 3,403 with advanced treatment. It discharges 441.12 thousand cubic meters annually, with a designed capacity of 3,000.

Advanced 3,403 Low

Sunching

Mötzing, Bayern

Sunching wastewater treatment plant in Mötzing, Bayern, Germany, serves 2,310 people with advanced treatment and a designed capacity of 5,000 m³/day.

Advanced 2,310 Low

Beratzhausen

Beratzhausen, Bayern

Beratzhausen wastewater treatment plant in Bavaria, Germany serves approximately 4,000 people with secondary treatment. The facility discharges treated effluent into the local watershed, supporting downstream water quality in the Danube basin.

Secondary 3,992 Low

Breitenbrunn

Breitenegg, Bayern

Breitenbrunn wastewater treatment plant in Breitenegg, Bavaria, Germany serves 2,400 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 450 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day.

Advanced 2,400 Low

Deining

Mittersthal, Bayern

Deining wastewater treatment plant in Mittersthal, Bavaria, Germany, serves a population of 3,612 with advanced treatment. It has a designed capacity of 4,800 m³/day and discharges 925.88 m³/day of treated effluent.

Advanced 3,612 Low

Breitenbrunn OT Kemnathen

Kemnathen, Bayern

Breitenbrunn OT Kemnathen is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Kemnathen, Bavaria, Germany. It serves a population of 2,150 and has a designed capacity of 3,600 m³/day.

Advanced 2,150 Low

Lauterhofen

Lauterhofen, Bayern

Lauterhofen wastewater treatment plant in Bavaria, Germany serves about 3,859 people with advanced treatment. It discharges treated water into local waterways, supporting the region's environmental quality.

Advanced 3,859 Low

Frequently asked

How many wastewater treatment plants are in Germany?

UtilityRadar indexes 4257 wastewater treatment plants in Germany, with treatment level, capacity, operator and discharge data on each record.

What is the largest wastewater treatment plant in Germany?

Among the indexed plants, Nittendorf OT Etterzhausen has the highest designed capacity at 6,300 m3/day.

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