Overview
Alzenau wastewater treatment plant serves approximately 30,500 people in Alzenau, Bavaria, Germany. It operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale.
The Alzenau wastewater treatment plant is located in Alzenau, a town in the Bavarian district of Aschaffenburg, Germany. Serving a population of around 30,500, the facility is part of the region's municipal wastewater infrastructure, managing sewage from residential and commercial sources. 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 provide secondary treatment. As a medium-sized agglomeration, Alzenau's plant is expected to meet this standard, ensuring effective removal of organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Main River, a major tributary of the Rhine. The Rhine basin supports diverse aquatic ecosystems and is an important migratory corridor for fish species. The plant's operations help protect downstream water quality in this ecologically significant river system.
Environmental context
The Alzenau plant discharges into local streams that flow into the Main River, which joins the Rhine near Mainz. The Rhine is a major European waterway supporting diverse aquatic life, including salmon and eel populations. The plant's treatment helps maintain water quality in this ecologically sensitive basin, which is subject to EU water framework directives.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Alzenau, in the district of Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany. Its address is Seestraße, Meerhof, Alzenau.
The plant serves approximately 30,515 people in the Alzenau area.
Treated wastewater from the plant is discharged into local watercourses that flow into the Main River, a tributary of the Rhine.
As a German plant serving over 10,000 people, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.
Under the EU directive, plants serving between 10,000 and 150,000 population equivalent are required to provide secondary treatment, which typically involves biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids.
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