Overview
Beijing wastewater treatment plant serves Fangshan District, Beijing, China, with a population equivalent of 60,000. The facility operates under China's national wastewater discharge standards.
The Beijing wastewater treatment plant is located in Fangshan District, Beijing, China, serving a population equivalent of 60,000. This facility is part of the municipal wastewater infrastructure for the southwestern suburbs of Beijing, an area undergoing rapid urbanization. Under China's national wastewater discharge standards (GB 18918-2002), plants serving populations of this scale are typically required to meet Class 1-A or 1-B effluent limits, which include biological treatment and nutrient removal. The regulatory framework ensures that such facilities achieve secondary or advanced treatment to protect receiving waters. The plant discharges into local waterways that ultimately flow into the Hai River system, which drains into the Bohai Sea. The Hai River basin is a heavily managed water system supporting agriculture, industry, and urban water supply in northern China. Proper treatment at this plant helps reduce nutrient and pollutant loads to the downstream environment.
Environmental context
The plant's treated effluent enters local streams within the Hai River basin, which flows eastward through Tianjin and into the Bohai Sea. The Bohai Sea is a semi-enclosed marginal sea with limited water exchange, making it sensitive to nutrient pollution from agricultural and urban runoff. Effective wastewater treatment at this facility contributes to reducing eutrophication risks in the coastal ecosystem.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Fangshan District, Beijing, China, near the village of Houzhugezhuang in Xiangyang Subdistrict.
The plant serves a population equivalent of 60,000 people in the Fangshan area of Beijing.
The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways within the Hai River basin, which ultimately flows into the Bohai Sea.
The plant operates under China's Discharge Standard of Pollutants for Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant (GB 18918-2002), which sets effluent limits for organic matter, nutrients, and other pollutants.
For plants of this scale in China, secondary biological treatment with nutrient removal is standard, often meeting Class 1-A or 1-B standards to protect receiving waters.
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