Overview
Beverungen Dalhausen wastewater treatment plant in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, serves about 4,400 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 960 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.
Beverungen Dalhausen is a wastewater treatment plant located in the Roggenthal area of Beverungen, in the Kreis Höxter district of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The plant serves a population of approximately 4,400 residents, making it a small to medium-sized facility within the region's municipal wastewater infrastructure. As an advanced treatment plant, it goes beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants, ensuring high-quality effluent. The plant has a designed capacity of 6,600 cubic meters per day and currently discharges 960 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), such facilities are required to meet stringent standards, especially when discharging into sensitive areas. The treated effluent from Beverungen Dalhausen is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Weser River system. The Weser flows northward through Germany to the North Sea, supporting diverse aquatic life and providing important ecosystem services. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream water quality and ecological health.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Weser River basin, which flows through central Germany to the North Sea. The Weser supports diverse aquatic habitats and is an important migratory corridor for fish species. Advanced treatment at this plant helps reduce nutrient loading, protecting downstream ecosystems from eutrophication.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in the Roggenthal area of Beverungen, in the Kreis Höxter district of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
The plant serves approximately 4,400 residents in the Beverungen area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local water bodies that are part of the Weser River basin, which ultimately flows into the North Sea.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which includes nutrient removal beyond secondary treatment, meeting stringent EU standards under the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
As a German plant serving about 4,400 people, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) and national German water laws, which require advanced treatment for discharges into sensitive areas.
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