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.
Bischofsgrun wastewater treatment plant in Bavaria, Germany, serves 2,367 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 599.03 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 4,000 m³/day.
Regnitzlosau wastewater treatment plant in Vierschau, Bayern, Germany, serves about 3,675 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 930 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 7,000 m³/day.
Schwarzenbach_Wald wastewater treatment plant in Schwarzenbach am Wald, Bayern, Germany, serves 1,871 people with secondary treatment. The plant is now closed.
Lichtenberg wastewater treatment plant in Bavaria, Germany serves 2,124 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 537.53 cubic meters per day and has a designed capacity of 4,000 cubic meters per day.
Roggenburg Biberach is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Biberach, Bavaria, Germany. It serves a population of 2,480 and has a designed capacity of 3,100 m³/day.
ZV Oberes Rothal Sitz Unterroth is a closed advanced treatment plant in Unterroth, Bavaria, Germany, serving 1,870 people with a designed capacity of 2,500 m³/day.
ZV Holzheim Steinheim Sitz Neu Ulm is a closed advanced treatment plant in Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, Germany, serving 1,950 people with a designed capacity of 3,150 m³/day.
ZV Roefingen Haldenwang Shaldenwang is a closed advanced wastewater treatment plant in Haldenwang, Bavaria, Germany, serving a population of 1,916. It had a designed capacity of 2,500 m³/day and discharged 484.89 m³/day.
MOEDINGEN wastewater treatment plant in Bergheim, Germany, serves a population of 1,093 with advanced treatment. The facility is now closed and discharged 276.61 m³/day of treated wastewater.
Wittislingen wastewater treatment plant in Zöschlingsweiler, Bavaria, Germany, serves 2,150 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 476.54 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 3,800 m³/day.
Holzheim wastewater treatment plant serves Weisingen, Germany, with advanced treatment for 2,970 people. It has a designed capacity of 3,600 m³/day and discharges 740.56 m³/day.
ZV Reichenbachtal SButtenwiesen is a closed secondary treatment plant in Unterthürheim, Bavaria, Germany. It served approximately 1,780 people with a designed capacity of 4,800 m³/day.
Hollenbach wastewater treatment plant serves Motzenhofen, Germany, with secondary treatment for a population of 2,360. It discharges 584.84 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day.
Rehling wastewater treatment plant in Unterach, Bavaria, Germany serves 2,532 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 505.60 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 4,600 m³/day.
Inchenhofen wastewater treatment plant in Bayern, Germany serves about 3,700 people with secondary treatment. It discharges approximately 945 m³/day and has a design capacity of 2,500 m³/day.
Baar Schwaben is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Baar, Bavaria, Germany, serving approximately 7,200 people. It discharges treated wastewater into local waterways, supporting the region's water quality.
Marxheim wastewater treatment plant in Schweinspoint, Bayern, Germany serves 1,360 people with secondary treatment. The plant is now closed.
Oberndorf a Lech wastewater treatment plant in Bavaria, Germany serves about 2,500 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 775 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 3,167 m³/day.
Wallerstein wastewater treatment plant in Ehringen, Bavaria, Germany, served 3,463 people with advanced treatment before closure. The plant had a designed capacity of 8,100 m³/day and discharged 876.40 m³/day.
Adelsried Bonstetten Sitz Bonstetten is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Adelsried, Bavaria, Germany. It serves a population of 3,342 and discharges treated water into local waterways.
UtilityRadar indexes 4257 wastewater treatment plants in Germany, with treatment level, capacity, operator and discharge data on each record.
Among the indexed plants, Wallerstein has the highest designed capacity at 8,100 m3/day.