SKA Neuhausen oE Wastewater Treatment Plant, Neuhausen, Baden-Württemberg

SKA Neuhausen oE is a wastewater treatment plant located in Neuhausen, a town in the Tuttlingen district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The plant serves a population of 2,400 and is part of the municipal infrastructure managed by the local administrative community. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 3,500 m³/day and an average discharge volume of 608.79 m³/day, the facility operates well within its capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Danube River basin, as the region lies within the Danube watershed. This contributes to the protection of downstream ecosystems, including the Black Sea, by ensuring high-quality effluent before release.

The plant discharges into local streams that feed into the Danube River system, which flows through several countries before reaching the Black Sea. The Danube basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor. Advanced treatment at this plant helps reduce nutrient loads, protecting downstream water quality and biodiversity.