Overview
Penkun wastewater treatment plant in Krackow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, serves 2,030 people with advanced treatment. It has a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day and discharges 513.74 m³/day.
Penkun wastewater treatment plant is located in the Battinsthal district of Krackow, within the Vorpommern-Greifswald region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,030 people and is part of the municipal infrastructure for the area. The facility employs advanced treatment processes, meeting the stringent requirements of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). With a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day and an average discharge volume of 513.74 m³/day, the plant operates well within its capacity, ensuring effective treatment of wastewater from the local community. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Baltic Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the sensitive coastal environment of the southern Baltic region, supporting water quality and aquatic ecosystems in the area.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into small streams that flow through the Uecker-Randow region, eventually reaching the Szczecin Lagoon and the Baltic Sea. This coastal watershed supports diverse aquatic life and migratory fish species. The advanced treatment helps minimize nutrient loading, which is critical for preventing eutrophication in the Baltic Sea, a semi-enclosed sea sensitive to nitrogen and phosphorus pollution.
Frequently asked questions
The Penkun wastewater treatment plant is located in the Battinsthal district of Krackow, in the Vorpommern-Greifswald region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
The Penkun plant serves a population of approximately 2,030 people.
The treated wastewater is discharged into local streams that flow toward the Szczecin Lagoon and ultimately into the Baltic Sea.
The Penkun plant provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive's minimum requirement of secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.
As a German plant serving over 2,000 people, it falls under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment as a minimum. The plant's advanced treatment exceeds this standard, providing additional nutrient removal to protect the sensitive Baltic Sea.
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