Overview
Kierspe Bahnhof is a municipal wastewater treatment plant in Kierspe, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, serving approximately 8,000 people. It operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
Kierspe Bahnhof is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in the town of Kierspe, in the Märkischer Kreis district of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The plant serves a population of around 8,000 residents, placing it in the small-to-medium agglomeration category under German and EU regulations. As a German wastewater facility, Kierspe Bahnhof is subject to the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The plant's treatment processes are designed to meet national standards set by the German Water Resources Act (Wasserhaushaltsgesetz) and state-level regulations. The treated effluent from Kierspe Bahnhof is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Volme River, a tributary of the Ruhr River. The Ruhr flows into the Rhine, which reaches the North Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the Volme and Ruhr watersheds from nutrient and pollutant loads.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Volme River, which flows into the Ruhr River, a major tributary of the Rhine. The Rhine ultimately drains into the North Sea. The Volme and Ruhr watersheds support diverse aquatic life and are important for regional water supply and recreation. The plant's operations help maintain water quality in this ecologically sensitive river system.
Frequently asked questions
Kierspe Bahnhof is located in the town of Kierspe, in the Märkischer Kreis district of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
The plant serves approximately 8,005 people, classifying it as a small-to-medium agglomeration under EU regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that flow into the Volme River, a tributary of the Ruhr River, which eventually reaches the Rhine and the North Sea.
As a German plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) and the German Water Resources Act, which mandate secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000 are required to have secondary treatment. German plants typically implement biological treatment with nutrient removal to meet stringent national standards.
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