Overview
ARA Raabs an der Thaya 1322 WT is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Raabs an der Thaya, Austria, serving about 2,839 people. It discharges treated water into the local Thaya river system.
ARA Raabs an der Thaya 1322 WT is a wastewater treatment facility located in Raabs an der Thaya, a town in the Niederösterreich region of Austria. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,839 residents, making it a small to medium-sized municipal treatment works. It operates under Austria's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which sets standards for wastewater collection and treatment. The plant provides advanced treatment, which includes nutrient removal beyond secondary treatment, ensuring high-quality effluent. Its designed capacity is 3,350 cubic meters per day, and it currently discharges an average volume of 411.52 cubic meters per day. The facility is equipped to handle the organic load from the local community, with treatment processes that meet stringent EU requirements for sensitive areas. The treated effluent is discharged into the Thaya River, a tributary of the Dyje River, which flows into the Morava River and ultimately the Danube River basin. This waterway supports diverse aquatic life and is part of a larger transboundary river system. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream water quality and ecological health in the Danube catchment.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Thaya River, which flows into the Dyje River, a tributary of the Morava River that joins the Danube. This river system supports diverse aquatic habitats and is important for migratory fish species. The advanced treatment at this plant helps reduce nutrient loads, protecting the downstream Danube ecosystem from eutrophication.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located at Bahnstraße 23 in Raabs an der Thaya, in the Bezirk Waidhofen an der Thaya, Niederösterreich, Austria.
The plant serves approximately 2,839 residents in the Raabs an der Thaya area.
The treated effluent is discharged into the Thaya River, which flows into the Dyje River and eventually the Danube River basin.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which includes nutrient removal beyond secondary treatment, meeting EU standards for sensitive areas.
As an Austrian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates advanced treatment for agglomerations over 10,000 PE in sensitive areas, but smaller plants like this may also apply advanced treatment to protect local water bodies.
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