Overview
Fujian wastewater treatment plant serves Sanming City, Fujian Province, China, with a population equivalent of 135,000. It operates under China's national wastewater discharge standards.
The Fujian wastewater treatment plant is located in Sanming City, Fujian Province, China, serving a population equivalent of approximately 135,000. The plant is situated in the urban area of Sanming, contributing to the city's municipal wastewater management infrastructure. As a medium-to-large agglomeration, the plant is expected to meet China's Discharge Standard of Pollutants for Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant (GB 18918-2002), which mandates secondary treatment with nutrient removal for plants of this scale. The regulatory framework ensures that treated effluent meets stringent limits for biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, and nutrients. The plant discharges treated wastewater into local water bodies that eventually drain into the Min River system, which flows into the East China Sea. The receiving environment supports aquatic life and is part of a larger watershed that includes agricultural and industrial areas, making effective treatment crucial for downstream ecological health.
Environmental context
The plant's treated effluent enters the local river network, which is part of the Min River basin. The Min River flows southeast through Fujian Province and discharges into the East China Sea near Fuzhou. The downstream environment includes freshwater and estuarine habitats that support diverse aquatic species and are important for local fisheries. Effective nutrient removal is essential to prevent eutrophication in the coastal zone.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Sanming City, Fujian Province, China, specifically in the Liesi Street area near the Fujian Sangang industrial zone.
The plant serves a population equivalent of approximately 135,000 people in the Sanming urban area.
The treated effluent is discharged into local rivers that are part of the Min River basin, which ultimately flows into the East China Sea.
The plant must comply with China's GB 18918-2002 standard, which requires secondary treatment with nutrient removal for plants serving over 100,000 people.
For agglomerations of this size, Chinese regulations mandate secondary biological treatment with nitrogen and phosphorus removal to meet Class 1A or 1B discharge limits.
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