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.
Heidefeld wastewater treatment plant in Rathenow, Brandenburg, Germany, served 1,308 people with advanced treatment before closure. It had a designed capacity of 4,700 m³/day and discharged 331 m³/day.
KA Mechern is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Merzig, Saarland, Germany, serving approximately 2,150 people with a designed capacity of 2,000 m³/day and a discharge volume of 763 m³/day.
KA WEITEN is a closed advanced wastewater treatment plant in Mettlach, Saarland, Germany, serving 1,250 people with a designed capacity of 1,450 m³/day.
KA LAUTERBACH is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Völklingen, Saarland, Germany, serving 2,800 people with a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day and a discharge volume of 640.28 m³/day.
KA DORF IM WARNDT is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Karlsbrunn, Saarland, Germany, serving a population of 2,000. It discharges 529.60 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.
KA HANGARD is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Hangard, Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany, serving 2,100 people. It discharges 595.50 m³/day of treated effluent.
KA SoTERN is a closed advanced wastewater treatment plant in Nohfelden, Saarland, Germany. It served a population of 697 with a designed capacity of 2,000 m³/day.
KA Ruhbachtal is a secondary treatment plant in Spiesen-Elversberg, Saarland, Germany, serving about 3,250 people with a designed capacity of 4,000 m³/day.
KA Niederlinxweiler is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving 2,200 people in Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany. It discharges 853.07 m³/day of treated effluent.
KA SCHWARZERDEN is a closed secondary treatment plant in Reichweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, serving 1,564 people with a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day.
ZV Hungerbachtal is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Peißenberg, Bavaria, Germany, serving 5,600 people with a designed capacity of 7,000 m³/day and discharging 881.86 m³/day.
Steingaden wastewater treatment plant serves the Bavarian town of Steingaden, Germany, with advanced treatment for a population of 2,500. It discharges treated water into the local watershed, contributing to the Danube basin.
Abwasserzweckverband Apfeldorf Kinsau is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Unterapfeldorf, Bavaria, Germany, serving 2,200 people with a design capacity of 3,000 m³/day.
Egling_Paar is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Heinrichshofen, Bavaria, Germany, serving 2,400 people with a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day and an average discharge of 629.83 m³/day.
Rott wastewater treatment plant in Bayern, Germany serves about 3,000 people with secondary treatment. It discharges treated effluent into local waterways, supporting the region's water quality management.
Ohlstadt wastewater treatment plant in Bavaria, Germany serves 4,500 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 854.98 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 6,000 m³/day.
UNTERAMMERGAU wastewater treatment plant in Bavaria, Germany, serves 1,700 people with advanced treatment. The plant is now closed, having discharged treated water into the local watershed.
Uffing_Staffelsee wastewater treatment plant in Uffing am Staffelsee, Bavaria, Germany, serves 2,500 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 779.99 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 4,900 m³/day.
Bad Bayersoien wastewater treatment plant in Bavaria, Germany, serves 1,250 people with advanced treatment. The plant is now closed, but its infrastructure supported the local community in the Ammer River watershed.
Eschenlohe wastewater treatment plant in Bavaria, Germany serves about 2,150 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 544.11 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 3,800 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, ZV Hungerbachtal has the highest designed capacity at 7,000 m3/day.