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.
Aukrug Bunzen is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Aukrug, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It serves approximately 3,945 people with a designed capacity of 7,000 m³/day.
Wankendorf wastewater treatment plant in Belau, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, serves 6,000 people with advanced treatment and a designed capacity of 8,000 m³/day.
Probsteierhagen wastewater treatment plant in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, serves 2,324 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 348.68 m³/day of treated effluent near the Baltic Sea coast.
Hohenfelde wastewater treatment plant in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, serves 1,037 people with secondary treatment. The plant is now closed but historically discharged near the Baltic Sea coast.
Helgoland wastewater treatment plant on the North Sea island of Helgoland, Germany, serves 2,161 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 366.75 m³/day and has a design capacity of 6,150 m³/day.
Brande Hornerkirchen wastewater treatment plant in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, serves a population of 1,905 with secondary treatment. The plant is now closed.
Weissenhauser Strand wastewater treatment plant in Wangels, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, serves 2,655 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 403.10 m³/day and is located within 10 km of the Baltic Sea coast.
Wittdun wastewater treatment plant serves the island community of Wittdün auf Amrum, Germany, with advanced treatment. It discharges treated wastewater into the North Sea coastal environment.
Wenningstedt wastewater treatment plant in Braderup, Sylt, Germany, serves 6,300 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 743 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 15,000 m³/day.
Viol wastewater treatment plant in Viöl, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, serves about 2,993 people with secondary treatment. It has a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day and discharges treated effluent into local waterways.
Utersum wastewater treatment plant in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, serves about 2,450 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 620 m³/day and is located near the North Sea coast.
Suderlugum wastewater treatment plant in Wimmersbüll, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, serves 2,163 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 257.53 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.
Schwabstedt wastewater treatment plant in Seeth, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, serves a population of 1,239. The closed facility had a designed capacity of 3,300 m³/day and provided secondary treatment.
Risum Lindholm Sud is a closed advanced wastewater treatment plant in Risum, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It served a population of 1,618 and had a designed capacity of 2,480 m³/day.
Risum Lindholm Nord is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Klockries, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, serving about 2,295 people. It discharges treated water into the local watershed near the North Sea coast.
Pellworm wastewater treatment plant in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, served 845 people with secondary treatment before closure. The plant discharged 213.85 m³/day into the North Sea coastal environment.
Ostenfeld wastewater treatment plant in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, serves 1,413 people with secondary treatment. The plant is now closed, having discharged into the local watershed near the North Sea coast.
Oldenswort wastewater treatment plant in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, serves a population of 878 with secondary treatment. The plant is closed and located within 10 km of the North Sea coast.
Nordstrand Kurzentrum is a closed advanced wastewater treatment plant in Nordstrand, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It served a population of 1,776 with a designed capacity of 6,100 m³/day.
Neukirchen wastewater treatment plant in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, serves 1,302 people with advanced treatment. The closed facility has a design capacity of 2,700 m³/day and discharges 329.5 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, Wenningstedt has the highest designed capacity at 15,000 m3/day.