Overview
Langewiesen_Gehren wastewater treatment plant serves the Ilmenau area in Thüringen, Germany. It handles a population equivalent of 5,819 under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
Langewiesen_Gehren is a wastewater treatment plant located in the Langewiesen district of Ilmenau, in the state of Thüringen, Germany. The facility serves a population equivalent of approximately 5,819, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under European Union regulations. As a German plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for inland agglomerations of this size. The regulatory framework ensures compliance with national standards for effluent quality. The plant discharges treated wastewater into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Elbe River basin. The receiving waters support aquatic ecosystems and are part of the region's hydrological network, contributing to the overall water quality management in Thüringen.
Environmental context
The plant's treated effluent enters local streams that flow into the Ilm River, a tributary of the Saale River, which eventually joins the Elbe River and drains into the North Sea. The watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is used for recreation and agriculture. Maintaining high treatment standards is essential to protect downstream water quality and ecological balance.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in the Langewiesen district of Ilmenau, in the Ilm-Kreis district of Thüringen, Germany.
The plant serves a population equivalent of 5,819, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under EU regulations.
Treated wastewater is discharged into local streams that flow into the Ilm River, part of the Saale-Elbe river system, eventually reaching the North Sea.
As a German plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for inland agglomerations of this size.
For agglomerations between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalent, the EU directive requires secondary treatment, which is standard for German plants of this scale.
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