Overview
PERUWELZ wastewater treatment plant serves Wiers, Péruwelz in Hainaut, Belgium, with a population equivalent of 9,877. It operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
PERUWELZ is a wastewater treatment plant located in Wiers, part of the Péruwelz municipality in the Hainaut province of Wallonia, Belgium. The facility serves a population equivalent of 9,877, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under European Union regulations. As a Belgian plant, PERUWELZ operates within the framework of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The directive also mandates appropriate collection systems and discharge standards to protect receiving water bodies. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Scheldt River basin, flowing through the Flemish region and into the North Sea. This river system supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the region.
Environmental context
The treated wastewater from PERUWELZ enters the local hydrographic network, which is part of the Scheldt River basin. The Scheldt flows through Belgium and the Netherlands before discharging into the North Sea. This watershed supports a variety of freshwater and estuarine habitats, and the plant's operations contribute to maintaining water quality in this ecologically sensitive area.
Frequently asked questions
PERUWELZ is located in Wiers, a subdivision of Péruwelz, in the Hainaut province of Wallonia, Belgium. The address is Voie Verte des Gueules Noires, Wiers, 7608.
The plant serves a population equivalent of 9,877, which is typical for a small to medium agglomeration in Belgium.
The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that are part of the Scheldt River basin, ultimately flowing into the North Sea.
As a plant serving over 2,000 population equivalent, PERUWELZ is subject to the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment and appropriate collection systems for such agglomerations.
For agglomerations of this size, the EU directive mandates secondary treatment (biological treatment) to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. Belgian plants typically implement activated sludge or similar processes to meet these standards.
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