SKA WAB Schollbrunn Wastewater Treatment Plant, Schollbrunn, Baden-Württemberg

SKA WAB Schollbrunn is a former wastewater treatment plant located in Schollbrunn, a district of Waldbrunn in the Neckar-Odenwald district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The plant served a population of approximately 1,700 people and was classified as a small agglomeration under German and EU regulations. The plant provided secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size. Its designed capacity was 1,500 m³/day, and it discharged an average of 430.23 m³/day of treated effluent. The plant is now closed, and wastewater from the area is likely diverted to another facility. The treated effluent from SKA WAB Schollbrunn was discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Neckar River basin, part of the Rhine River catchment. The Rhine flows through Germany and the Netherlands into the North Sea, supporting diverse aquatic ecosystems and serving as a major European waterway.

The plant discharged into a small tributary of the Neckar River, which flows into the Rhine River and eventually the North Sea. The Neckar basin supports diverse freshwater habitats and is an important corridor for migratory fish. The region's karst geology and agricultural land use make water quality management critical for protecting downstream ecosystems.