Overview
Abwasserzweckverband Apfeldorf Kinsau is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Unterapfeldorf, Bavaria, Germany, serving 2,200 people with a design capacity of 3,000 m³/day.
Abwasserzweckverband Apfeldorf Kinsau is a wastewater treatment plant located in Unterapfeldorf, a village in the Bavarian district of Landsberg am Lech. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,200 residents and has a design capacity of 3,000 cubic meters per day, with a current discharge volume of about 557 m³/day. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. In Germany, such plants are subject to strict national effluent standards under the Water Resources Act (WHG) and the Wastewater Ordinance (AbwV), ensuring high levels of nutrient removal and protection of receiving waters. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Lech River, a tributary of the Danube. The Danube then flows into the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the Lech River and downstream aquatic ecosystems from nutrient pollution and other contaminants.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Lech River basin, which flows through the Bavarian Alps and into the Danube River. The Lech is a sensitive alpine river supporting diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as grayling and brown trout. Downstream, the Danube River is a major European waterway that ultimately reaches the Black Sea. The plant's advanced treatment helps reduce nutrient loads that could otherwise contribute to eutrophication in downstream lakes and coastal waters.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located at Kinsauer Straße 20 in Unterapfeldorf, a village in the municipality of Apfeldorf, in the district of Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany.
The plant serves approximately 2,200 residents in the surrounding area.
The treated wastewater is discharged into the local water system, which flows into the Lech River, a tributary of the Danube River, eventually reaching the Black Sea.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which includes nutrient removal beyond secondary treatment, in compliance with German and EU standards.
As a plant serving a population of 2,200, it falls under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations above 2,000 population equivalent. The plant's advanced treatment exceeds these requirements.
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