Overview
Bad Konigshofen wastewater treatment plant serves approximately 9,700 residents in Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld, Bavaria, Germany. The facility operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
The Bad Konigshofen wastewater treatment plant is located in Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld, a town in the Bavarian district of Rhön-Grabfeld, Germany. Serving a population of around 9,700, this facility is part of the region's municipal wastewater infrastructure, handling domestic sewage from the local community. As a German treatment plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The plant's treatment processes are designed to meet national standards set by the German Water Resources Act (Wasserhaushaltsgesetz), ensuring compliance with effluent quality requirements. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Saale River system, a tributary of the Elbe, which flows into the North Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's water quality and supporting the ecological health of the downstream aquatic environment.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Saale River basin, which flows northward through Bavaria and Thuringia before joining the Elbe River. The Elbe ultimately reaches the North Sea, making this facility part of a transboundary watershed. The receiving waters support diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as grayling and brown trout, and the plant's treatment performance is critical to maintaining water quality standards in this ecologically sensitive region.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld, in the district of Rhön-Grabfeld, Bavaria, Germany. Its address is Dr.-Fritz-Steigerwald-Weg, Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld.
The plant serves approximately 9,676 residents, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under EU classification.
Treated wastewater is discharged into local water bodies that are part of the Saale River basin, which flows into the Elbe River and eventually reaches 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. National implementation is through the German Water Resources Act.
Under the EU UWWTD, agglomerations between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalent require secondary treatment. German plants often employ biological treatment processes to meet strict effluent standards.
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