Overview
KA Laasche is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Meetschow, Niedersachsen, Germany, serving approximately 9,300 people with a designed capacity of 20,000 m³/day.
KA Laasche is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Meetschow, a locality in the municipality of Gorleben within the Samtgemeinde Gartow, Lüchow-Dannenberg district, Niedersachsen, Germany. The plant serves a population of about 9,300 and has a designed capacity of 20,000 m³/day, with an average discharge volume of 900.27 m³/day, indicating it operates well below its capacity. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants, ensuring high effluent quality. As a German facility, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates advanced treatment for sensitive areas and agglomerations of this scale. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Elbe River basin. The Elbe flows through northern Germany into the North Sea, supporting diverse aquatic ecosystems and serving as an important migratory corridor for fish species.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Elbe River basin, which flows through Niedersachsen and into the North Sea. The Elbe supports a variety of aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor. The advanced treatment helps protect downstream water quality in a region characterized by agricultural land use and sensitive floodplain ecosystems.
Frequently asked questions
KA Laasche is located in Meetschow, a locality in the municipality of Gorleben, Samtgemeinde Gartow, Lüchow-Dannenberg district, Niedersachsen, Germany.
The plant serves approximately 9,300 people.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that are part of the Elbe River basin, which ultimately flows into the North Sea.
KA Laasche provides advanced treatment, which includes nutrient removal beyond secondary treatment, in compliance with the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
As a German plant serving over 9,000 people, it falls under the EU UWWTD, which requires secondary treatment as a minimum. Its advanced treatment likely addresses sensitive area requirements in the Elbe basin.
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