SKA Gschwend Gschwend Wastewater Treatment Plant, Frickenhofen, Germany

SKA Gschwend Gschwend is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Frickenhofen, a locality within the municipality of Gschwend in the Ostalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The plant serves a population of approximately 4,200 people, placing it in the small-to-medium agglomeration category under German and EU regulations. As a German wastewater treatment facility, SKA Gschwend Gschwend operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size discharging into freshwater. The plant's treatment processes are designed to meet national standards set by the Wasserhaushaltsgesetz (WHG) and the Abwasserverordnung (AbwV), ensuring compliance with effluent quality limits. The treated effluent from SKA Gschwend Gschwend is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Kocher River, a tributary of the Neckar River, which flows into the Rhine River and then the North Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of the Kocher catchment, which supports diverse aquatic life and is used for recreation and agriculture.

The plant discharges into a small stream that flows into the Kocher River, a major tributary of the Neckar River. The Neckar joins the Rhine River, which drains into the North Sea. The Kocher catchment supports a variety of fish species and is an important ecological corridor in the Swabian-Franconian Forest region. The plant's treatment helps maintain water quality in this sensitive freshwater system.