BERGTHEIM OT OPFERBAUM Wastewater Treatment Plant, Eßleben, Bavaria

BERGTHEIM OT OPFERBAUM is a former wastewater treatment plant located in Eßleben, a district of Bergtheim in the Bavarian region of Germany. The plant served a small population of 827 people and was designed with a capacity of 1,250 m³/day, with an average discharge volume of 209.29 m³/day. The facility is now closed and no longer operational. The plant provided secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. Secondary treatment typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, meeting the directive's requirements for inland discharges. The treated effluent was discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Main River and then the Rhine River, flowing to the North Sea. The plant's operation contributed to protecting the water quality of the region's surface waters, supporting aquatic life and downstream ecosystems.

The plant discharged into the local watershed that feeds the Main River, a major tributary of the Rhine. The Rhine basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for fish. The plant's secondary treatment helped reduce nutrient and organic pollution, protecting downstream water quality in the Rhine and North Sea.