Overview
KA Liebenburg West is a secondary treatment plant in Salzgitter, Niedersachsen, Germany, serving approximately 3,287 people with a designed capacity of 4,000 m³/day.
KA Liebenburg West is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in the Hohenrode district of Salzgitter, in the German state of Niedersachsen. The plant serves a population of around 3,287 and has a designed capacity of 4,000 cubic meters per day, with a current discharge volume of 152.36 cubic meters per day. As a secondary treatment facility, the plant employs biological treatment processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, meeting the standards required under German wastewater regulations. For small agglomerations like this, secondary treatment is the typical minimum requirement under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which ensures adequate protection of receiving waters. The plant discharges treated effluent into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Innerste River, a tributary of the Leine, which flows into the Aller and then the Weser River, reaching the North Sea. The surrounding region is characterized by mixed agricultural and urban land use, and the plant plays a key role in maintaining water quality in the Weser basin.
Environmental context
The treated effluent from KA Liebenburg West enters local streams that feed into the Innerste River, a tributary of the Leine, which joins the Aller and then the Weser River before reaching the North Sea. The Weser basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in northern Germany. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect downstream water quality in this sensitive river system.
Frequently asked questions
KA Liebenburg West is located in the Hohenrode district of Salzgitter, in the state of Niedersachsen, Germany.
The plant serves approximately 3,287 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU definitions.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local streams that flow into the Innerste River, part of the Weser River basin, which ultimately reaches the North Sea.
KA Liebenburg West provides secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive standards for small agglomerations.
As a German plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) and national Wasserhaushaltsgesetz (WHG) regulations, which mandate secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.
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