Overview
SKA Bad Mergentheim is a wastewater treatment plant serving 33,100 people in Bad Mergentheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
SKA Bad Mergentheim is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Bad Mergentheim, a town in the Main-Tauber-Kreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The plant serves a population of approximately 33,100, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under EU regulations. As a German facility, the plant is subject to the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The plant's treatment processes and capacity are designed to meet these standards, ensuring compliance with national and European water quality regulations. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Tauber River, a tributary of the Main River, and then into the Rhine River basin. This connection to the Rhine system underscores the plant's role in protecting downstream water quality and supporting the ecological health of the region's waterways.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Tauber River, which flows into the Main River and then the Rhine River, a major European waterway. The Rhine basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for fish species. The plant's operations help maintain water quality in this ecologically sensitive river system, which is vital for both biodiversity and human use downstream.
Frequently asked questions
SKA Bad Mergentheim is located in Bad Mergentheim, a town in the Main-Tauber-Kreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
The plant serves a population of approximately 33,100 people.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which drains into the Tauber River, a tributary of the Main River and part of the Rhine River basin.
As a German plant, SKA Bad Mergentheim operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, plants serving between 10,000 and 100,000 people are classified as medium agglomerations and typically require secondary treatment, with tertiary treatment in sensitive areas.
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