KA Lembruch Wastewater Treatment Plant, Lembruch, Niedersachsen

KA Lembruch is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Lembruch, a village in the Samtgemeinde Altes Amt Lemförde, Landkreis Diepholz, Niedersachsen, Germany. The plant serves a population equivalent of 11,735, placing it in the medium agglomeration category under EU classification. As a German plant, KA Lembruch operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The directive also mandates more advanced treatment if the receiving waters are designated as sensitive areas. The plant's treatment process and capacity details are not publicly available in this dataset, but the regulatory framework ensures compliance with national and EU standards. The treated effluent from KA Lembruch is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the North Sea via the Weser River system. The plant plays a key role in protecting the regional aquatic environment, including the Dümmer lake and surrounding wetlands, which are ecologically sensitive areas supporting diverse birdlife and aquatic habitats.

KA Lembruch discharges into the local watershed that feeds into the Dümmer lake, a shallow eutrophic lake in Niedersachsen. From there, water flows via the Hunte River to the Weser River and finally into the North Sea. The Dümmer lake and its surrounding wetlands are ecologically sensitive, supporting migratory birds and diverse aquatic species. The plant's treatment performance is critical to preventing nutrient overload in this vulnerable ecosystem.