4594022022 KA Neuenkirchen_Vorden Wastewater Treatment Plant, Rieste, Niedersachsen

The 4594022022 KA Neuenkirchen_Vorden wastewater treatment plant is located in Rieste, a municipality in the Samtgemeinde Bersenbrück, Landkreis Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, Germany. The plant serves a population equivalent of 28,000, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under EU regulations. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), agglomerations with a population equivalent between 10,000 and 150,000 are required to have secondary treatment as a minimum. For plants discharging into sensitive areas, tertiary treatment may be mandated. It is expected to comply with the directive's requirements. The treated effluent from the plant is discharged into local watercourses that eventually drain into the Ems River basin. The Ems River flows northward through Niedersachsen and into the North Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local aquatic environment and downstream ecosystems from nutrient pollution and other contaminants.

The plant discharges into the Ems River basin, which flows into the North Sea. The Ems is an ecologically important river supporting diverse aquatic life and migratory fish species. The surrounding region is characterized by agricultural land use, making nutrient removal a key environmental consideration to prevent eutrophication in downstream waters.