Marburg _ Ginseldorf Wastewater Treatment Plant, Bürgeln, Hessen

The Marburg _ Ginseldorf wastewater treatment plant is located in Bürgeln, a district of Cölbe in the Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hessen, Germany. It was designed to serve a population of 1,015 with a capacity of 1,200 cubic meters per day and a discharge volume of 256.87 cubic meters per day. The plant is currently closed. As a secondary treatment facility, it would have provided biological treatment to remove organic matter and suspended solids. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), small agglomerations like this are typically required to have appropriate treatment, though secondary treatment is standard for inland plants. The plant's discharge likely entered local watercourses within the Lahn river basin, which flows into the Rhine River and ultimately to the North Sea. The region is characterized by mixed agricultural and residential land use, and the plant's operation would have helped protect local streams from nutrient pollution.

The plant discharged into local tributaries of the Lahn River, which flows into the Rhine and then the North Sea. The area supports diverse aquatic life, and the plant's secondary treatment would have reduced organic loads and suspended solids, protecting downstream water quality. The closure may have shifted treatment to a larger facility, potentially improving overall effluent quality.