Overview
Flieden wastewater treatment plant serves approximately 13,500 residents in Hessen, Germany. The facility operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale.
The Flieden wastewater treatment plant is located in the municipality of Flieden, within the Landkreis Fulda district of Hessen, Germany. Serving a population of around 13,500, the plant is part of the region's municipal wastewater infrastructure, handling domestic sewage from the local community. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), agglomerations with a population equivalent between 10,000 and 150,000 are required to provide secondary treatment. As a plant serving approximately 13,500 people, Flieden is expected to meet this standard, ensuring effective removal of organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The treated effluent from the plant is discharged into a local watercourse that flows into the Fulda River, a tributary of the Weser River system. The Weser ultimately drains into the North Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of the Fulda River and downstream ecosystems, including the Weser estuary and coastal waters.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a small stream that feeds the Fulda River, which flows northward through Hessen and Lower Saxony to join the Weser River. The Weser basin supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as salmon and trout, and its estuary is an important habitat for migratory birds. The plant's treatment performance is critical to maintaining water quality in this river system, which is used for recreation, fishing, and as a drinking water source downstream.
Frequently asked questions
The Flieden wastewater treatment plant is located in the municipality of Flieden, in the Landkreis Fulda district of Hessen, Germany.
The plant serves approximately 13,465 residents in the Flieden area.
The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that flows into the Fulda River, part of the Weser River basin, ultimately reaching the North Sea.
As a German plant serving over 10,000 people, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.
Under the EU UWWTD, plants serving between 10,000 and 150,000 population equivalent are required to provide secondary treatment, which includes biological treatment to remove organic matter and suspended solids.
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