Overview
Anhui wastewater treatment plant serves Suzhou, Anhui, China, with a population equivalent of 180,000. The facility operates under China's national wastewater discharge standards.
The Anhui wastewater treatment plant is located in Fangzhuang Community, Jinping Street, Xiaoxian, Suzhou City, Anhui Province, China. It serves a population equivalent of 180,000, classifying it as a medium-to-large agglomeration under Chinese wastewater management frameworks. The plant is expected to comply with China's Discharge Standard of Pollutants for Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants (GB 18918-2002). For plants of this scale, secondary biological treatment with nutrient removal is typical, and effluent must meet Class 1A or 1B standards depending on the receiving water body's sensitivity. The plant discharges treated wastewater into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Huai River basin, a major tributary of the Yangtze River system. The Huai River basin supports extensive agricultural irrigation and freshwater ecosystems, making effective nutrient removal critical to prevent eutrophication in downstream lakes and coastal zones.
Environmental context
The plant's effluent enters local streams that flow into the Huai River, which traverses eastern China before reaching the Yellow Sea. The Huai River basin is a densely populated agricultural region where nitrogen and phosphorus loading from wastewater can contribute to algal blooms in downstream lakes and coastal waters. Protecting this watershed requires robust nutrient removal to maintain water quality for irrigation and aquatic life.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Fangzhuang Community, Jinping Street, Xiaoxian, Suzhou City, Anhui Province, China.
The plant serves a population equivalent of 180,000, making it a medium-to-large agglomeration.
The plant discharges into local waterways that flow into the Huai River, a major tributary of the Yangtze River system, ultimately reaching the Yellow Sea.
The plant operates under China's Discharge Standard of Pollutants for Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants (GB 18918-2002), which mandates secondary treatment and nutrient removal for plants of this scale.
For agglomerations of this size, Chinese regulations typically require secondary biological treatment with nitrogen and phosphorus removal to meet Class 1A or 1B effluent standards.
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