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SKA Stuhlingen Wastewater Treatment Plant, Stühlingen, Baden-Württemberg

Stühlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Overview

SKA Stuhlingen is a wastewater treatment plant serving the town of Stühlingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It treats wastewater for approximately 2,750 residents.

SKA Stuhlingen is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Stühlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,750 people, placing it in the small agglomeration category under German and EU regulations. As a German plant, SKA Stuhlingen operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The plant's designed capacity is 1.00 (likely in thousand cubic meters per day or similar unit), indicating it is sized appropriately for its service population. The plant discharges treated effluent into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Rhine River basin. The Rhine is a major European waterway that flows through Germany and the Netherlands into the North Sea. The plant's operations help protect the water quality of local streams and the broader Rhine ecosystem.

Environmental context

SKA Stuhlingen's treated effluent enters the local drainage network, which flows into the Wutach River, a tributary of the Rhine. The Rhine River basin is ecologically significant, supporting diverse aquatic life and serving as a major migratory corridor for fish. The plant's treatment helps maintain water quality in this sensitive watershed, which ultimately drains into the North Sea.

Frequently asked questions

SKA Stuhlingen is located in Stühlingen, in the district of Waldshut, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

The plant serves approximately 2,750 people in the town of Stühlingen and surrounding areas.

The plant discharges treated effluent into local watercourses that flow into the Wutach River, a tributary of the Rhine River.

Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), plants serving agglomerations of 2,000 to 10,000 population equivalent are required to provide secondary treatment. SKA Stuhlingen, serving 2,750 people, falls into this category and must meet the directive's standards.

In Germany, small wastewater treatment plants serving around 2,750 people typically employ secondary treatment processes such as activated sludge or biological filtration to meet EU and national standards.

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