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.
Hirschberg wastewater treatment plant in Tiefengrün, Bayern, Germany, served 3,109 people with advanced treatment before closure. The plant had a designed capacity of 2,400 m³/day and discharged 786.81 m³/day.
Dorndorf Steudnitz wastewater treatment plant in Thüringen, Germany, served a population of 1,788 with advanced treatment before closure. It had a designed capacity of 3,500 m³/day and discharged 452.5 m³/day.
Magdala wastewater treatment plant in Thüringen, Germany, serves 1,385 people with advanced treatment. The plant is currently closed and discharges 350.51 m³/day.
Leutenthal wastewater treatment plant in Thüringen, Germany serves a small population of 1,783 with secondary treatment. The plant is now closed and discharges 388.30 m³/day.
Munchenbernsdorf wastewater treatment plant serves Schöna, Thüringen, Germany, with advanced treatment for a population of 2,851. It discharges 557.31 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.
Kakerbeck wastewater treatment plant in Kalbe (Milde), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, serves 3,460 people with advanced treatment. It has a designed capacity of 3,700 m³/day and discharges 277.81 m³/day.
Apenburg wastewater treatment plant in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, serves 1,940 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 490.97 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 2,230 m³/day.
Diesdorf wastewater treatment plant in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, serves 3,241 people with advanced treatment. It has a designed capacity of 3,600 m³/day and discharges 271.87 m³/day.
Pretzier wastewater treatment plant serves the Salzwedel area in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It provides secondary treatment for a population of 1,647 and discharges a volume of 416.82 units.
Arendsee_Thielbeer is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Arendsee (Altmark), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, serving about 5,065 people with a designed capacity of 19,000 m³/day.
Mieste wastewater treatment plant serves Gardelegen, Germany, with advanced treatment for a population of 5,375. It has a designed capacity of 10,000 m³/day and discharges 462.53 m³/day.
Stapelburg wastewater treatment plant in Landkreis Harz, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, serves 2,578 people with advanced treatment. It has a designed capacity of 2,800 m³/day and discharges 247.13 m³/day.
Strassberg wastewater treatment plant in Harzgerode, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, serves 2,171 people with advanced treatment and a designed capacity of 2,700 m³/day.
Harzgerode wastewater treatment plant in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, serves 5,405 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 863.50 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 6,500 m³/day.
Ballenstedt wastewater treatment plant in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, serves about 7,500 residents with advanced treatment. It has a designed capacity of 10,000 m³/day and discharges treated water into local waterways.
Luderitz wastewater treatment plant in Tangerhütte, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, serves about 5,877 people with advanced treatment. It has a designed capacity of 8,500 m³/day and discharges 717.23 m³/day.
Schonhausen wastewater treatment plant serves Schönhausen (Elbe), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, with advanced treatment for a population of 1,857. It discharges 469.96 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 5,300 m³/day.
Klietz wastewater treatment plant in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, serves approximately 2,256 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 295.64 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily, operating under EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive standard
Arneburg IGPA Stendal Ost is a secondary treatment plant in Arneburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, serving 1,713 people with a designed capacity of 2,200 m³/day.
Goldbeck wastewater treatment plant in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, serves 2,862 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 420.72 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 4,500 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, Arendsee_Thielbeer has the highest designed capacity at 19,000 m3/day.