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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Laaber OT Waldetzenberg is a closed advanced wastewater treatment plant in Edlhausen, Bavaria, Germany. It served a population of 1,385 with a designed capacity of 2,500 m³/day.
Pfakofen wastewater treatment plant in Bavaria, Germany, serves 960 people with secondary treatment. The plant is now closed, having discharged treated effluent into the local watershed.
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.
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.
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.
Bernhardswald wastewater treatment plant in Bavaria, Germany, serves a population of 1,929 with advanced treatment. Though currently closed, it was designed for a capacity of 6,300 m³/day and discharges 659 m³/day.
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.
Sunching wastewater treatment plant in Mötzing, Bayern, Germany, serves 2,310 people with advanced treatment and a designed capacity of 5,000 m³/day.
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.
Hagelstadt wastewater treatment plant in Gailsbach, Bavaria, Germany, serves 1,742 people with secondary treatment. The plant is now closed, with a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day and a discharge volume of 440.86 m³/day.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pyrbaum wastewater treatment plant serves Oberhembach, Germany, with advanced treatment for a population of 3,683. The plant has a designed capacity of 7,025 m³/day and discharges 932.08 m³/day of treated effluent.
UtilityRadar indexes 4257 wastewater treatment plants in Germany, with treatment level, capacity, operator and discharge data on each record.
Among the indexed plants, Pyrbaum has the highest designed capacity at 7,025 m3/day.