Overview
Otocac wastewater treatment plant serves Otočac, Croatia, with secondary treatment. Designed capacity is 5,000 m³/day, operating under EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC.
The Otocac wastewater treatment plant is located in Otočac, a town in the Lika-Senj County of Croatia. The plant provides secondary treatment for municipal wastewater, serving the local community as part of the region's water infrastructure. With a designed capacity of 5,000 cubic meters per day, the plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC. This directive requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale, ensuring that effluent meets quality standards before discharge. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Adriatic Sea via the Gacka River and associated karst systems. The plant plays a key role in protecting downstream water quality and supporting the ecological health of the region's sensitive aquatic environments.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Gacka River basin, a karst river system that flows into the Adriatic Sea. The Gacka River supports diverse aquatic life, including endemic fish species, and is an important migratory corridor. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loads and protect the downstream marine environment from eutrophication.
Frequently asked questions
The Otocac wastewater treatment plant is located in Otočac, a town in Lika-Senj County, Croatia. The address is Frankopanska, Fortica, Otočac.
The plant has a designed capacity of 5,000 cubic meters per day, providing secondary treatment for municipal wastewater.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which flows into the Gacka River and eventually reaches the Adriatic Sea.
As a plant in Croatia, an EU member state, Otocac operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale.
For towns of this size in Croatia, secondary treatment is standard, often including biological processes to reduce organic matter and nutrients before discharge into sensitive karst river systems.
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