Overview
SKA Wolterdingen is a wastewater treatment plant serving 5,350 people in Donaueschingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
SKA Wolterdingen is a wastewater treatment plant located in the Wolterdingen district of Donaueschingen, in the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The plant serves a population of approximately 5,350 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU regulations. As a German facility, SKA Wolterdingen is subject to 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 and capacity details are not publicly available, but the regulatory framework ensures compliance with national standards for effluent quality. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into the local water system, which ultimately drains into the Danube River basin via the Breg River. The Danube flows eastward through Central and Eastern Europe before reaching the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of the Breg and downstream ecosystems.
Environmental context
SKA Wolterdingen discharges into the Breg River, a headwater tributary of the Danube River. The Danube is Europe's second-longest river, flowing through ten countries and emptying into the Black Sea. The upper Danube region supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as brown trout and grayling. The plant's operations help maintain water quality in this ecologically sensitive headwater area.
Frequently asked questions
SKA Wolterdingen is located in the Wolterdingen district of Donaueschingen, in the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
The plant serves approximately 5,350 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU regulations.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the Breg River, a headwater tributary of the Danube River, which flows into the Black Sea.
As a German plant serving a small agglomeration, SKA Wolterdingen is required to provide secondary treatment under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) to protect freshwater quality.
In Germany, plants of this scale typically employ secondary biological treatment, such as activated sludge or trickling filters, to meet national effluent standards derived from the EU directive.
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