Greiffenberg_Gunterberg Wastewater Treatment Plant, Angermünde, Brandenburg

Greiffenberg_Gunterberg is a wastewater treatment plant located in the Günterberg district of Angermünde, in the Uckermark region of Brandenburg, Germany. The plant serves a small population of 1,961 people and is designed to handle up to 2,400 m³ of wastewater per day. The plant provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond the secondary treatment required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. Advanced treatment typically includes nutrient removal to protect sensitive water bodies, aligning with Germany's implementation of the directive for areas designated as sensitive. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Oder River basin and then into the Baltic Sea. The plant's advanced treatment helps reduce nutrient loads, supporting the ecological health of downstream waters and the Baltic Sea, which is vulnerable to eutrophication.

The plant discharges into the local watershed within the Uckermark region, part of the Oder River basin. The Oder flows northward into the Szczecin Lagoon and then into the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Sea is a semi-enclosed sea sensitive to nutrient pollution, making advanced treatment important for reducing nitrogen and phosphorus loads that can cause algal blooms and hypoxia.