Overview
KA Hatten Sandkrug is a municipal wastewater treatment plant serving Wardenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany. It treats wastewater for a population equivalent of 13,150 and operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
KA Hatten Sandkrug is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in the Sandkrug district of Hatten, near Wardenburg in Niedersachsen, Germany. The plant serves a population equivalent of 13,150, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under EU regulations. As a German facility, the plant is subject to the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale. The plant's designed capacity is 1.00 (likely in thousand cubic meters per day or similar units), and it operates within the regulatory framework of the German Water Resources Act (WHG) and state-level water laws. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Hunte River, a tributary of the Weser River, which ultimately flows into the North Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the Hunte-Weser watershed from nutrient and pathogen pollution, supporting aquatic life and downstream water quality.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Hunte River basin, part of the Weser River system that flows into the North Sea. The watershed supports diverse aquatic habitats and is important for migratory fish species. The plant's treatment helps reduce nutrient loads to the North Sea, contributing to the goals of the OSPAR Convention for protecting the marine environment.
Frequently asked questions
KA Hatten Sandkrug is located in the Sandkrug district of Hatten, near Wardenburg in the Landkreis Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany.
The plant serves a population equivalent of 13,150, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Hunte River, a tributary of the Weser River, which flows into the North Sea.
The plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. It also complies with the German Water Resources Act (WHG) and state-level regulations.
Under the EU UWWTD, plants serving between 10,000 and 150,000 population equivalent are required to have secondary treatment. In sensitive areas, tertiary treatment may be required to reduce nutrients.
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