Overview
Mitterskirchen wastewater treatment plant in Bayern, Germany, serves 1,700 people with advanced treatment. The plant is now closed, having had a designed capacity of 2,500 m³/day.
Mitterskirchen wastewater treatment plant is located in the municipality of Mitterskirchen, in the Landkreis Rottal-Inn district of Bayern, Germany. The plant served a population of approximately 1,700 people and is now closed. It was designed with a capacity of 2,500 m³/day and treated an average discharge volume of 228.18 m³/day. As a German facility, it operated under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires advanced treatment for sensitive areas. The plant's advanced treatment level indicates it likely included nutrient removal to protect receiving waters. The plant discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Rott River, a tributary of the Inn River, which flows into the Danube and then the Black Sea. The region is characterized by agricultural land use and small settlements, making the plant's role in protecting local streams from nutrient pollution important.
Environmental context
The plant's treated effluent entered local streams within the Rottal-Inn district, which feed into the Rott River. The Rott joins the Inn River, a major Danube tributary, and the Danube flows into the Black Sea. The watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is part of a larger river system that is ecologically sensitive to nutrient loading. The advanced treatment likely helped reduce eutrophication risks in downstream water bodies.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Mitterskirchen, in the Landkreis Rottal-Inn district of Bayern, Germany.
The plant served approximately 1,700 people.
The plant provided advanced treatment, which typically includes biological nutrient removal to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus.
As a German plant serving a small agglomeration (under 10,000 people), it was subject to the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires appropriate treatment based on the sensitivity of receiving waters.
The plant protected local streams that drain into the Rott River, a tributary of the Inn and Danube rivers, ultimately reaching the Black Sea. Its advanced treatment helped prevent nutrient pollution in this ecologically important watershed.
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