SKA Wortlich Wastewater Treatment Plant, Wört, Baden-Württemberg

SKA Wortlich is a wastewater treatment plant located in Wört, a municipality in the Ostalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,550 people and is designed with a capacity of 2,600 cubic meters per day, currently discharging around 392.27 cubic meters per day. It operates under the regulatory framework of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which sets standards for secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The plant provides secondary treatment, which typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. As a facility serving fewer than 2,000 people, it falls under the category of small agglomerations under the EU directive, which requires appropriate treatment to protect the receiving environment. The plant's operational status is listed as closed, indicating it may no longer be active or has been decommissioned. The treated effluent from SKA Wortlich is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Danube River basin via the Jagst River system. The region is characterized by a mix of agricultural and forested landscapes, and the receiving waters support aquatic ecosystems that benefit from the plant's treatment processes. Proper wastewater management helps maintain water quality in the Danube catchment, which is ecologically significant for biodiversity and downstream communities.

The plant discharges into the Jagst River, a tributary of the Neckar River, which flows into the Rhine River and eventually the North Sea. The Jagst River supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as brown trout and grayling. The surrounding watershed in Baden-Württemberg is a mix of agricultural and forested areas, and the plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loads that could otherwise contribute to eutrophication in downstream waters.