Overview
Podturen wastewater treatment plant serves Općina Podturen in Međimurska županija, Croatia. It provides secondary treatment with a designed capacity of 5900 cubic meters per day.
Podturen wastewater treatment plant is located in the municipality of Podturen, in Međimurska županija, northern Croatia. The facility serves the local population and is part of the region's wastewater infrastructure. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this scale. Its designed capacity of 5900 cubic meters per day indicates it serves a medium-sized community. The treated effluent is discharged into the local water system, which ultimately drains into the Drava River and then the Danube River basin. The plant plays a key role in protecting the Drava River ecosystem and downstream water quality in the Danube catchment.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Drava River basin, a major tributary of the Danube. The Drava River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the region. The Danube eventually flows into the Black Sea, making the plant's treatment performance relevant to downstream water quality across multiple countries.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Podturen, Općina Podturen, Međimurska županija, Croatia, at Ulica Matije Gupca.
The plant has a designed capacity of 5900 cubic meters per day.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which involves biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids.
As a Croatian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.
The treated effluent is discharged into the Drava River basin, which flows into the Danube and eventually the Black Sea.
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