Wastewater plants in Germany

4,257 plants indexed. Showing 1,000 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.

1,000 plants matching filters

Niederviehbach

Lichtensee, Bayern

Niederviehbach wastewater treatment plant in Lichtensee, Bavaria, Germany, serves a population of 1,773 with advanced treatment. The plant is now closed, having had a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day.

Advanced 1,773 Low

Loiching OT Kronwieden

Kronwieden, Bayern

Loiching OT Kronwieden is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Kronwieden, Bayern, Germany, serving a population of 2,258. It discharges 606.91 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.

Advanced 2,258 Low

GERZEN

Gerzen, Bayern

GERZEN wastewater treatment plant in Gerzen, Bayern, Germany, serves a population of 1,922 with advanced treatment. The plant is now closed, having had a designed capacity of 2,800 m³/day.

Advanced 1,922 Low

Adlkofen

Blumberg, Bayern

Adlkofen wastewater treatment plant in Blumberg, Bayern, Germany, served 1,751 people with advanced treatment before closure. The plant had a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day and discharged 443.14 m³/day.

Advanced 1,751 Low

Tiefenbach

Tiefenbach, Bayern

Tiefenbach wastewater treatment plant in Bayern, Germany serves 3,251 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 893.19 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 4,990 m³/day.

Advanced 3,251 Low

Hohenthann

Hohenthann, Bayern

Hohenthann wastewater treatment plant in Bavaria, Germany serves about 5,593 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 901.43 m³/day of treated effluent and has a designed capacity of 8,000 m³/day.

Advanced 5,593 Low

Painten

Painten, Bayern

Painten wastewater treatment plant in Bayern, Germany serves 1,565 people with advanced treatment. The plant is now closed but its infrastructure supported the local community.

Advanced 1,565 Low

Stettfeld

Stettfeld, Bayern

Stettfeld wastewater treatment plant in Bayern, Germany serves about 2,662 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 673.69 thousand m³/year and has a designed capacity of 2,500 m³/day.

Advanced 2,662 Low

Schwanfeld

Schwanfeld, Bayern

Schwanfeld wastewater treatment plant serves the Bavarian community of Schwanfeld, Germany, with advanced treatment for a population of 2,917. The plant has a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day and discharges 738.22 m³/day of treated effluent.

Advanced 2,917 Low

Waigolshausen

Waigolshausen, Bayern

Waigolshausen wastewater treatment plant in Bayern, Germany serves 1,331 people with advanced treatment. The facility is now closed, having discharged 336.84 cubic meters per day into local waters.

Advanced 1,331 Low

Markt Wald

Mittelneufnach, Bayern

Markt Wald wastewater treatment plant serves Mittelneufnach, Bavaria, Germany, with advanced treatment for a population of 2,433. It discharges 615.73 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily, with a designed capacity of 3,000 cubic meters.

Advanced 2,433 Low

Markt Rettenbach

Gottenau, Bayern

Markt Rettenbach wastewater treatment plant in Gottenau, Bavaria, Germany, serves 4,300 people with advanced treatment and a designed capacity of 4,000 m³/day.

Advanced 4,300 Low

Tussenhausen

Mattsies, Bayern

Tussenhausen wastewater treatment plant in Mattsies, Bavaria, Germany, serves 2,620 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 571.03 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 4,500 m³/day.

Advanced 2,620 Low

Ettringen

Ettringen, Bayern

Ettringen wastewater treatment plant in Bavaria, Germany, serves about 4,500 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 609 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 6,000 m³/day.

Advanced 4,513 Low

Pfaffenhausen

Pfaffenhausen, Bayern

Pfaffenhausen wastewater treatment plant in Bavaria, Germany, serves about 2,500 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 748 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 4,350 m³/day.

Advanced 2,533 Low

Kirchheim_Schwaben

Derndorf, Bayern

Kirchheim_Schwaben is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Derndorf, Bavaria, Germany, serving 3,437 people with a designed capacity of 4,000 m³/day and a discharge volume of 801.42 m³/day.

Advanced 3,437 Low

Kammlach OT Unterkammlach

Unterkammlach, Bayern

Kammlach OT Unterkammlach is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Bavaria, Germany, serving about 7,870 people. It discharges 967.43 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.

Advanced 7,870 Low

Seeg

Lobach, Bayern

Seeg wastewater treatment plant serves the Lobach area in Bavaria, Germany, with advanced treatment for a population of 2,883. It discharges 613.24 cubic meters per day and has a designed capacity of 4,500 cubic meters per day.

Advanced 2,883 Low

Grunenbach

Schönau, Bayern

Grunenbach wastewater treatment plant in Schönau, Bayern, Germany, serves about 7,200 people with advanced treatment. It has a designed capacity of 11,250 m³/day and discharges 317.66 m³/day.

Advanced 7,227 Low

Maierhofen

Riedholz, Bayern

Maierhofen wastewater treatment plant in Riedholz, Bayern, Germany, served 1,300 people with advanced treatment before closure. The facility discharged 329 m³/day and had a designed capacity of 3,725 m³/day.

Advanced 1,300 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, Grunenbach has the highest designed capacity at 11,250 m3/day.

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