Kordel Wastewater Treatment Plant: Serving Kordel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Kordel wastewater treatment plant is located in the municipality of Kordel, within the Trier-Saarburg district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The facility serves a population of approximately 6,389 people, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under European Union classification. As a German wastewater treatment plant, Kordel operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size discharging into freshwater. The plant's treatment processes are designed to meet national standards set by the German Water Resources Act (Wasserhaushaltsgesetz) and relevant state regulations. The treated effluent from the plant is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Moselle River basin, a tributary of the Rhine. The Moselle River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in western Germany. Proper treatment helps protect water quality in this sensitive river system.

The plant discharges into the local watershed that feeds the Moselle River, a major tributary of the Rhine. The Moselle basin supports diverse fish populations, including salmonids, and is an important migratory corridor. Downstream, the Rhine flows through the Netherlands into the North Sea, making nutrient and pollutant control critical for both riverine and marine ecosystems.