Overview
Schesslitz OT Wiesengiech is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Scheßlitz, Bavaria, Germany. It serves approximately 2,000 people and has a designed capacity of 2,500 m³/day.
Schesslitz OT Wiesengiech is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in the Wiesengiech district of Scheßlitz, in the Bavarian region of Germany. The plant serves a small community of around 2,000 residents, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for a rural settlement. The plant operates with secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment stage required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 2,500 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 506.15 m³/day, the facility has ample capacity to handle current loads. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Main River basin, a major tributary of the Rhine. The plant's operation helps protect the regional aquatic environment from nutrient pollution and organic loads, supporting water quality in the broader Rhine watershed.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into small streams that flow into the Regnitz River, a tributary of the Main, which joins the Rhine before reaching the North Sea. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is part of a region with agricultural land use, making nutrient removal important for downstream water quality.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located at Schulstraße 24 in the Wiesengiech district of Scheßlitz, in the Landkreis Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany.
The plant serves approximately 2,000 residents, making it a small-scale municipal facility.
The treated effluent is discharged into local streams that flow into the Regnitz River, part of the Main-Rhine basin, ultimately reaching the North Sea.
Under the EU UWWTD, agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000 require secondary treatment. This plant meets that standard with its secondary treatment process.
In Germany, small plants serving around 2,000 people typically employ secondary biological treatment, often with activated sludge or trickling filters, to meet EU and national discharge standards.
Nearby plants