Overview
Mengkofen Huttenkofen wastewater treatment plant serves 4,300 people in Hüttenkofen, Bavaria, Germany. It operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
Mengkofen Huttenkofen is a wastewater treatment plant located in Hüttenkofen, a district of Mengkofen in the Landkreis Dingolfing-Landau, Bavaria, Germany. The plant serves a population of approximately 4,300 residents, placing it in the small agglomeration category under European Union regulations. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), plants serving between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalents are required to provide secondary treatment. The regulatory framework ensures appropriate treatment for this scale. The plant discharges into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Danube River basin, which flows into the Black Sea. The surrounding region is characterized by agricultural land and small settlements, and the plant plays a key role in protecting local water quality and downstream ecosystems.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into tributaries of the Danube River, which flows through Bavaria and eventually reaches the Black Sea. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is part of a larger ecological network. The plant's operation helps maintain water quality in this sensitive river system, which is important for both biodiversity and human use downstream.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Hüttenkofen, a district of Mengkofen in the Landkreis Dingolfing-Landau, Bavaria, Germany.
The plant serves approximately 4,300 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU regulations.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local waterways that are part of the Danube River basin, ultimately flowing to the Black Sea.
As a German plant serving over 2,000 people, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for this population tier.
Under the EU UWWTD, plants serving between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalents are required to provide secondary treatment, which typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
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