Overview
Donnersdorf wastewater treatment plant in Pusselsheim, Bayern, Germany, serves 1,216 people with secondary treatment. The plant is now closed.
Donnersdorf wastewater treatment plant is located in Pusselsheim, a district of Donnersdorf in the Bavarian region of Germany. The facility served a population of 1,216 and was designed with a capacity of 3,500 cubic meters per day. It provided secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for smaller agglomerations. As a secondary treatment plant, Donnersdorf utilized biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The plant's discharge volume was 307.74 cubic meters per day. The facility is now closed, and its operational status is listed as closed. The plant discharged treated wastewater into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Main River basin, a tributary of the Rhine. The Rhine basin supports diverse aquatic ecosystems and is a major European waterway.
Environmental context
The plant's treated effluent would have entered local streams flowing into the Main River, which joins the Rhine at Mainz. The Rhine basin is ecologically significant, supporting migratory fish species and diverse aquatic habitats. The region's agricultural and rural character means that nutrient management is important to prevent eutrophication in downstream waters.
Frequently asked questions
Donnersdorf wastewater treatment plant is located in Pusselsheim, a district of Donnersdorf in the Bavarian region of Germany, near the town of Gerolzhofen.
The plant served a population of 1,216 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU regulations.
The plant provided secondary treatment, which involves biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for small communities.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), agglomerations with a population equivalent of less than 2,000 are required to provide appropriate treatment. Donnersdorf, serving 1,216 people, would have been subject to secondary treatment standards.
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