Overview
TP 337 of Kuhmon kt serves 8,200 people in Kuhmo, Kainuu, Finland. The plant operates under Finland's national implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
TP 337 of Kuhmon kt is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Kuhmo, a town in the Kainuu region of eastern Finland. The plant serves a population of approximately 8,200 residents, placing it in the small-to-medium agglomeration category under EU classification. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), plants serving between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalents are required to provide secondary treatment. Finland has transposed this directive into national law, and plants of this scale are typically equipped with biological treatment stages to meet organic matter and suspended solids removal standards. The treated effluent from the plant is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Oulujärvi basin and ultimately into the Gulf of Bothnia. The Kainuu region is characterized by numerous lakes and rivers, and the plant plays a key role in protecting these sensitive freshwater ecosystems from nutrient pollution.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the watershed of the Oulujoki river system, which flows through a chain of lakes before reaching Oulujärvi, one of Finland's largest lakes, and then the Gulf of Bothnia. This region supports diverse aquatic life, including salmonid fish species, and is ecologically sensitive to nutrient loading. Proper treatment helps prevent eutrophication in downstream lakes and coastal waters.
Frequently asked questions
TP 337 of Kuhmon kt is located in Kuhmo, a town in the Kainuu region of eastern Finland. The plant's address is Pajakkasuo, Sormula, Kuhmo, Kainuu, 88900, Finland.
The plant serves approximately 8,200 people, classifying it as a small-to-medium agglomeration under EU standards.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that are part of the Oulujoki river system, which drains into Oulujärvi and eventually the Gulf of Bothnia.
The plant operates under Finland's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.
In Finland, plants serving 2,000 to 10,000 population equivalents typically employ secondary biological treatment, such as activated sludge or biological filters, to meet EU standards for organic matter and suspended solids removal.
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