Korle Wastewater Treatment Plant, Wagenfurth, Hessen, Germany

The Korle wastewater treatment plant is located in Wagenfurth, a district of Körle in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district of Hessen, Germany. The plant served a population of approximately 3,500 people and is now closed. It was situated on Uferstraße, near the Fulda River, which is part of the Weser river basin. The plant provided advanced treatment, which goes beyond the secondary treatment required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size. The designed capacity was 3,500 cubic meters per day, and the average discharge volume was 885.77 cubic meters per day, indicating the plant operated well below its capacity. As a closed facility, it no longer treats wastewater. The treated effluent was discharged into the Fulda River, which flows north to join the Weser River and eventually reaches the North Sea. The plant's advanced treatment helped protect the local aquatic ecosystem and downstream water quality in the Weser basin, which supports diverse fish populations and is an important migratory corridor for species such as salmon and eel.

The Korle plant discharged into the Fulda River, a tributary of the Weser River, which flows into the North Sea. The Fulda River supports a variety of aquatic life, including brown trout and grayling, and the Weser basin is an important ecological corridor. Advanced treatment at the plant helped minimize nutrient and pollutant loads, protecting downstream habitats and water quality in the North Sea coastal zone.