Overview
Kleindalzig wastewater treatment plant serves Zwenkau, Saxony, Germany, treating wastewater for approximately 23,264 people. The plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
Kleindalzig wastewater treatment plant is located in the Zwenkau district of Saxony, Germany, serving a population of approximately 23,264. The facility is part of the region's municipal wastewater infrastructure, managed under German water law and the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). As a medium-sized agglomeration, the plant is expected to provide at least secondary treatment under EU regulations. German plants of this scale typically employ biological treatment with nutrient removal to meet stringent effluent standards. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the White Elster River, a tributary of the Saale River, which ultimately flows into the Elbe River and the North Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of these rivers and the downstream ecosystem.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the White Elster River basin, which flows through Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt before joining the Saale River. The Saale then meets the Elbe, which empties into the North Sea. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor. The plant's nutrient removal helps prevent eutrophication in downstream water bodies.
Frequently asked questions
The Kleindalzig wastewater treatment plant is located in the Kleindalzig district of Zwenkau, in the Landkreis Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
The plant serves approximately 23,264 people, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under EU regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the White Elster River, a tributary of the Saale River, which flows into the Elbe and ultimately the North Sea.
The plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size, and German water law (Wasserhaushaltsgesetz).
For a medium-sized agglomeration in Germany, the typical treatment includes secondary biological treatment with nutrient removal (nitrogen and phosphorus) to meet strict effluent standards under the EU UWWTD.
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