Overview
Virje wastewater treatment plant serves Općina Virje in Koprivničko-križevačka County, Croatia. The facility provides secondary treatment with a designed capacity of 5,000 m³/day.
Virje wastewater treatment plant is located in Općina Virje, Koprivničko-križevačka County, Croatia. The facility serves the local community as part of the municipal wastewater infrastructure. With a designed capacity of 5,000 m³/day, it is sized for a small agglomeration. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this scale. The directive mandates secondary treatment for populations between 2,000 and 10,000 PE in freshwater areas, ensuring organic matter and suspended solids are reduced to acceptable levels before discharge. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Drava River and then the Danube River basin. The Drava River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the region. The plant's operation helps protect downstream water quality in this sensitive river system.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the local water network that flows into the Drava River, a major tributary of the Danube. The Drava River supports diverse aquatic ecosystems and is an important migratory corridor for fish species. The plant's secondary treatment reduces organic pollution, protecting the river's ecological health and downstream water quality in the Danube basin.
Frequently asked questions
The Virje wastewater treatment plant is located in Općina Virje, Koprivničko-križevačka County, Croatia. The full address is Reciklažno dvorište Virje, Trnovac, Travnik, Virje, Općina Virje, Koprivničko-križevačka županija, 48326, Hrvatska.
The Virje wastewater treatment plant has a designed capacity of 5,000 m³ per day, which is typical for a small agglomeration in Croatia.
The Virje plant provides secondary treatment, which involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. This is the standard requirement under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
As a Croatian facility, the Virje plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000, the directive requires secondary treatment to protect receiving water bodies.
The treated effluent from the Virje plant discharges into the local watershed, which flows into the Drava River. The Drava is a major tributary of the Danube River, ultimately reaching the Black Sea.
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