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.
Mengerskirchen _ Waldernbach wastewater treatment plant in Waldernbach, Hessen, Germany, serves 619 people with advanced treatment. The plant is now closed.
Beselich-Schupbach wastewater treatment plant in Hessen, Germany, serves 3,700 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 787.95 m³/day of treated effluent, operating under EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive standards.
Hohenahr Erda wastewater treatment plant in Erda, Hessen, Germany, serves 2,100 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 345 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 2,300 m³/day.
Eschenburg _ Wissenbach wastewater treatment plant in Hessen, Germany, serves 2,300 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 851.10 cubic meters of treated effluent daily.
Ehringshausen _ Kolschhausen is a closed secondary wastewater treatment plant in Kölschhausen, Hessen, Germany, serving 1,419 people with a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day.
Pohlheim _ Holzheim is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Holzheim, Hessen, Germany, serving a population of 2,200. It discharges 765.72 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.
Lich _ Muschenheim wastewater treatment plant in Hessen, Germany serves about 3,000 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 963.46 cubic meters of treated effluent daily.
Rockenberg wastewater treatment plant in Hessen, Germany serves 2,400 people with secondary treatment. The facility discharges treated effluent into local waterways.
Nidda _ Schwickartshausen is a closed secondary treatment plant in Schwickartshausen, Hessen, Germany, serving 1,502 people with a designed capacity of 2,200 m³/day.
Munzenberg _ Gambach is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Gambach, Hessen, Germany. It serves a population of 3,400 with a designed capacity of 4,247 m³/day and discharges 838.23 m³/day.
Gedern _ Nieder Seemen is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Nieder-Seemen, Hessen, Germany. It serves a population of 1,918 with a designed capacity of 2,500 m³/day and is currently closed.
Budingen _ Dudelsheim is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Düdelsheim, Hessen, Germany, serving approximately 4,500 people with a design capacity of 4,500 m³/day.
Bad Nauheim Steinfurth is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Hessen, Germany, serving about 2,867 people. It discharges treated water into local waterways, supporting the region's environmental quality.
Bad Nauheim Rodgen wastewater treatment plant in Schwalheim, Hessen, Germany, serves 1,901 people with advanced treatment. The plant is closed but had a designed capacity of 2,200 m³/day and discharged 481.10 m³/day.
Taunusstein Niederlibbach is a secondary treatment plant serving 2,000 people in Hessen, Germany. It discharges 269.74 m³/day of treated wastewater into the local watershed.
Schlangenbad Niedergladbach wastewater treatment plant in Hessen, Germany, served a population of 1,801 with advanced treatment before closure. The facility had a designed capacity of 2,000 m³/day.
Heidenrod _ Nauroth is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Wisper, Hessen, Germany, serving approximately 2,700 people. It discharges 694.09 m³/day of treated wastewater.
Heidenrod _ Laufenselden is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Laufenselden, Hessen, Germany, serving approximately 3,500 people. It discharges 953.42 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.
Heidenrod _ Kemel is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Kemel, Hessen, Germany, serving 2,700 people. It discharges 389.11 m³/day of treated effluent.
Kelkheim Taunus _ Ruppertshain is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Kelkheim (Taunus), Hessen, Germany, serving 2,237 people with a designed capacity of 4,950 m³/day.
UtilityRadar indexes 4257 wastewater treatment plants in Germany, with treatment level, capacity, operator and discharge data on each record.
Among the indexed plants, Kelkheim Taunus _ Ruppertshain has the highest designed capacity at 4,950 m3/day.