Risk: Low Closed Advanced treatment

Eiterfeld Soisdorf Wastewater Treatment Plant, Soisdorf, Hessen, Germany

Soisdorf, Hessen, Germany

Overview

Eiterfeld Soisdorf wastewater treatment plant in Soisdorf, Hessen, Germany, serves a small population of 909 with advanced treatment. The facility is now closed.

Eiterfeld Soisdorf wastewater treatment plant is located in Soisdorf, a district of Eiterfeld in the Landkreis Fulda, Hessen, Germany. The plant served a small population of 909 people and was designed with a capacity of 2000 cubic meters per day, though it is now closed. As a German facility, it operated under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which requires appropriate treatment for small agglomerations. The plant provided advanced treatment, exceeding the minimum secondary treatment standard typically mandated for settlements of this size. The plant's discharge volume was recorded at 230.05 cubic meters per day. The area drains into the Fulda River system, which flows into the Weser River and ultimately into the North Sea. The plant's closure may reflect consolidation of wastewater services in the region.

Environmental context

The plant's discharge likely entered local streams that feed into the Fulda River, a major tributary of the Weser River. The Weser basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in central Germany. The advanced treatment level would have helped protect water quality in this sensitive river system.

Frequently asked questions

The plant is located in Soisdorf, a district of Eiterfeld, in the Landkreis Fulda, Hessen, Germany.

The plant served a small population of 909 people.

The plant provided advanced treatment, which goes beyond the secondary treatment standard typically required for small agglomerations under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.

The plant is listed as closed, possibly due to consolidation of wastewater services in the region or upgrades to larger regional facilities.

As a German plant, it operated under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which sets treatment standards based on population size and receiving water sensitivity.

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