Overview
The Hebei wastewater treatment plant serves Zhuozhou City in Hebei Province, China, with a population of 240,000. It operates under China's national wastewater discharge standards.
The Hebei wastewater treatment plant is located in Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province, China, serving a population of approximately 240,000. The facility is part of the municipal wastewater infrastructure for the region, which lies in the North China Plain. As a plant serving a medium-to-large agglomeration, it is expected to comply with China's Discharge Standard of Pollutants for Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants (GB 18918-2002), which mandates secondary treatment with nutrient removal for plants of this scale. Typical plants in this region employ activated sludge processes. The treated effluent likely discharges into a local river within the Hai River basin, which ultimately flows into the Bohai Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting downstream water quality and supporting the ecological health of the basin.
Environmental context
The plant is located inland, approximately 50 km from the coast, and its treated effluent likely enters a tributary of the Hai River system, which drains into the Bohai Sea. The Hai River basin is a densely populated and industrialized region, making wastewater treatment critical for controlling nutrient and pollutant loads to the Bohai Sea, which supports fisheries and marine biodiversity.
Frequently asked questions
The Hebei wastewater treatment plant is located in Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province, China, within the Shuangta subdistrict.
The plant serves a population of approximately 240,000 people in Zhuozhou City and surrounding areas.
The treated effluent from the plant likely discharges into a local river within the Hai River basin, which ultimately flows into the Bohai Sea.
The plant operates under China's national standard GB 18918-2002, which requires secondary treatment with nutrient removal for municipal plants serving populations over 100,000.
Plants of this scale in China are typically required to provide secondary biological treatment with nitrogen and phosphorus removal to meet Class 1A or 1B discharge standards under GB 18918-2002.
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