Overview
Gemeinde Ludmannsdorf is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Ludmannsdorf, Kärnten, Austria, serving a population of 1,255. It has a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day and discharges 230.41 m³/day.
Gemeinde Ludmannsdorf is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Ludmannsdorf, a municipality in the state of Kärnten (Carinthia), Austria. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,255 residents, making it a small-scale facility within the Austrian wastewater infrastructure. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus. With a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 230.41 m³/day, the facility operates well below its capacity. As an Austrian plant, it complies with the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates advanced treatment for sensitive areas and agglomerations of this size. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Drava River basin, a major tributary of the Danube. The Drava flows through Slovenia, Croatia, and Hungary before joining the Danube, which empties into the Black Sea. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems and supports water quality in the Danube basin.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that feed into the Drava River, a significant tributary of the Danube. The Drava basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe. Advanced treatment at this plant reduces nutrient loads, helping to prevent eutrophication in downstream lakes and the Black Sea.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Ludmannsdorf, a municipality in the state of Kärnten (Carinthia), Austria. The address is Wellersdorf, Muschkau, 9072 Ludmannsdorf.
The plant serves a population of 1,255 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that flow into the Drava River basin, which ultimately drains into the Danube River and the Black Sea.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which includes nutrient removal (nitrogen and phosphorus) beyond secondary treatment, as required for sensitive areas under the EU UWWTD.
As an Austrian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates advanced treatment for agglomerations of this size in sensitive catchments.
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