NEUBRUNN Wastewater Treatment Plant, Neubrunn, Bayern, Germany

The NEUBRUNN wastewater treatment plant is located in Neubrunn, a municipality in the Landkreis Würzburg district of Bayern, Germany. It serves a small population of approximately 1,296 people, reflecting its role in a rural community. The plant is currently closed, as indicated by its operational status. As a secondary treatment facility, NEUBRUNN 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 to protect local water quality. The plant's designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day suggests it was built to handle peak flows beyond the current population served. The plant's discharge volume of 327.99 m³/day indicates its operational scale before closure. Given its inland location in Bayern, the treated effluent likely discharged into a local stream or river within the Main river basin, which ultimately flows into the Rhine River and then the North Sea. The plant's closure may be due to consolidation with larger regional facilities or upgrades to meet stricter standards.

The NEUBRUNN plant is situated in the Main river basin, a tributary of the Rhine River. The Rhine flows through Germany and the Netherlands before discharging into the North Sea. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor. The plant's secondary treatment would have helped reduce nutrient and organic loads to protect downstream water quality in this sensitive river system.