Beilngries Wastewater Treatment Plant: Serving Beilngries, Bavaria, Germany

The Beilngries wastewater treatment plant is located in the town of Beilngries, in the Landkreis Eichstätt district of Bavaria, Germany. Serving a population equivalent of 7,415, the plant is classified as a small agglomeration under EU regulations. The facility is situated inland, approximately 50 km from the coast, and discharges into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Danube River basin. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000 are required to provide secondary treatment (biological treatment) for their wastewater. As a German facility, the plant is subject to national implementation of this directive, with oversight by the Bavarian environmental authority. The regulatory framework ensures appropriate treatment standards are met. The treated effluent from the Beilngries plant is discharged into a receiving water body that flows into the Altmühl River, a tributary of the Danube. The Danube River basin is a major European watershed, supporting diverse aquatic ecosystems and providing water for agriculture, industry, and drinking water downstream. The plant's operation contributes to protecting water quality in this ecologically significant river system.

The Beilngries plant discharges into a local watercourse that feeds into the Altmühl River, which flows into the Danube River. The Danube is one of Europe's most important rivers, supporting a wide range of fish species and migratory birds. The plant's treatment helps maintain water quality in this sensitive watershed, which is part of the larger Danube basin that drains into the Black Sea.