Kaptol Komarovci, Općina Kaptol

Overview

Kaptol Komarovci is a secondary treatment plant serving Općina Kaptol, Croatia. It has a designed capacity of 1000 m³/day and operates under EU wastewater directives.

Kaptol Komarovci is a wastewater treatment plant located in Općina Kaptol, Požeško-slavonska županija, Croatia. The plant provides secondary treatment for the local community, supporting sanitation and environmental protection in the region. With a designed capacity of 1000 cubic meters per day, the plant is sized for a small agglomeration. As a Croatian facility, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for discharges to freshwater and estuaries from agglomerations of this scale. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain toward the Sava River basin, ultimately reaching the Danube River and the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting downstream water quality and aquatic ecosystems.

Environmental context

The plant discharges into small streams that flow into the Sava River, a major tributary of the Danube. The Sava basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the region. The Danube eventually carries water to the Black Sea, making pollution control at inland plants critical for downstream marine environments.

Frequently asked questions

Kaptol Komarovci is located in Općina Kaptol, Požeško-slavonska županija, Croatia, along Požeška ulica.

The plant has a designed capacity of 1000 cubic meters per day, serving a small agglomeration.

The plant provides secondary treatment, which typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.

As a Croatian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for discharges to freshwater from agglomerations of this size.

The plant protects local watercourses that drain into the Sava River and ultimately the Danube and Black Sea, helping to maintain water quality in a major European river basin.