Burghausen Wastewater Treatment Plant, Burghausen, Austria (Closed)

The Burghausen wastewater treatment plant is located in Burghausen, Bayern, Austria. It served the local community as part of the region's municipal wastewater infrastructure. The plant is now closed, and its operational history reflects the evolving needs of the area. As a closed facility, the plant no longer provides treatment services. In Austria, wastewater treatment plants are regulated under national laws that transpose the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which sets standards for collection and treatment based on agglomeration size and receiving water sensitivity. The plant's discharge would have ultimately reached the Inn River, a major tributary of the Danube, which flows into the Black Sea. The Inn River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the region.

The plant's treated effluent would have discharged into the Inn River, which flows into the Danube River and eventually reaches the Black Sea. The Inn River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for fish species. The region's water quality is influenced by both municipal and industrial inputs, and the closed plant no longer contributes to local wastewater management.