Overview
SKA Bietenhausen Rangend des AZV Starzeltal Hirrlingen serves about 3,500 people in Bietenhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
SKA Bietenhausen Rangend des AZV Starzeltal Hirrlingen is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Bietenhausen, a district of Rangendingen in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The plant serves a population of approximately 3,500 people as part of the Abwasserzweckverband Hirrlingen-Starzeltal (AZV Starzeltal Hirrlingen). As a German wastewater treatment plant serving a small agglomeration, it is subject to the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which requires secondary treatment for populations between 2,000 and 10,000. The regulatory framework ensures appropriate treatment standards are met. The plant discharges treated wastewater into the local water system, which ultimately drains into the Neckar River basin and then into the Rhine River. The region is characterized by the Swabian Alb landscape, and the plant plays a key role in protecting local streams and groundwater from pollution.
Environmental context
The plant's treated effluent enters the Starzel River, a tributary of the Neckar River, which flows into the Rhine River and eventually the North Sea. The Starzel and Neckar rivers support diverse aquatic life, including fish species like grayling and brown trout. The plant's location in the Swabian Alb region, a karst landscape, makes groundwater protection particularly important, as the area is sensitive to nutrient pollution.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Bietenhausen, a district of Rangendingen in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The address is 1, Mühlwiesen, Kläranlage Abwasserzweckverband Hirrlingen-Starzeltal, Bietenhausen, 72414.
The plant serves approximately 3,500 people as part of the Abwasserzweckverband Hirrlingen-Starzeltal (AZV Starzeltal Hirrlingen).
The plant discharges treated wastewater into the Starzel River, a tributary of the Neckar River, which flows into the Rhine River and ultimately the North Sea.
As a German plant serving a population of 3,500, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalent.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, plants serving 2,000 to 10,000 population equivalent are required to provide secondary treatment (biological treatment). Many German plants also incorporate nutrient removal to protect sensitive water bodies.
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