Overview
UWWTP Dalgopol serves the town of Dalgopol in Varna Province, Bulgaria, treating wastewater from a population of 11,730. The plant provides primary treatment and discharges 761.23 cubic meters of treated effluent daily.
UWWTP Dalgopol is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Dalgopol, a town in Varna Province, northeastern Bulgaria. The facility serves a population of approximately 11,730 and operates under Bulgaria's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). The plant provides primary treatment, which involves physical processes such as screening and sedimentation to remove solids. Its designed capacity is 14,647 cubic meters per day, and it currently discharges an average of 761.23 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily. As a plant serving a medium-sized agglomeration, EU regulations require at least secondary treatment, though primary treatment may be permitted in certain circumstances. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that eventually drain into the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting downstream aquatic ecosystems and the coastal environment of the Black Sea from untreated wastewater pollution.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local rivers that flow into the Black Sea, a semi-enclosed sea with limited water exchange and high ecological sensitivity. The Black Sea supports diverse marine life, including commercially important fish species, and is subject to eutrophication risks from nutrient pollution. The plant's primary treatment reduces suspended solids but provides limited nutrient removal, making its discharge relevant to regional water quality management.
Frequently asked questions
UWWTP Dalgopol is located in the town of Dalgopol, Varna Province, northeastern Bulgaria. The address is Hristo Smirnenski, Dalgopol, Varna, Bulgaria.
The plant serves a population of approximately 11,730 people in the Dalgopol area.
The plant discharges treated wastewater into local watercourses that eventually drain into the Black Sea. The average daily discharge volume is 761.23 cubic meters.
UWWTP Dalgopol provides primary treatment, which includes physical processes like screening and sedimentation. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, plants serving agglomerations of this size typically require secondary treatment, though primary treatment may be allowed in specific cases.
As a Bulgarian plant, UWWTP Dalgopol operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which sets standards for collecting, treating, and discharging urban wastewater. Bulgaria has transposed this directive into national law, and plants are subject to permits and monitoring by the Ministry of Environment and Water.
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