SKA Wöstenrot Neuhütten Wastewater Treatment Plant, Neuhütten, Baden-Württemberg

SKA Wöstenrot Neuhütten is a wastewater treatment plant located in the Plapphof area of Neuhütten, a district of Wüstenrot in the Heilbronn district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The plant served a population of 1,900 and had a designed capacity of 3,200 cubic meters per day, but it is now closed. The plant provided secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. Under this directive, secondary treatment ensures the removal of biodegradable organic matter and suspended solids, meeting the regulatory standards for inland discharge. The treated effluent was discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Neckar River basin, eventually reaching the Rhine River and the North Sea. The plant's operation contributed to protecting the local watershed and downstream aquatic ecosystems from pollution.

The plant is situated inland in the Neckar River basin, which flows into the Rhine River and ultimately the North Sea. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor. The plant's secondary treatment helped maintain water quality in the receiving streams, reducing nutrient and organic loads that could otherwise lead to eutrophication in downstream waters.