Waldeck _ Ober Werbe Wastewater Treatment Plant, Nieder-Werbe, Hessen, Germany

Waldeck _ Ober Werbe wastewater treatment plant is located in Nieder-Werbe, a district of Waldeck in the Hessen region of Germany. The plant served a small population of 918 people and was designed with a capacity of 2,600 cubic meters per day. It is now closed, reflecting changes in local wastewater management infrastructure. The plant provided advanced treatment, which goes beyond the secondary treatment required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. Advanced treatment typically includes nutrient removal to protect sensitive water bodies. The plant's discharge volume was recorded at 754.10 cubic meters per day, indicating a utilization rate well below its designed capacity. The area drains into the Eder River, a tributary of the Fulda River, which flows into the Weser River and eventually to the North Sea. The plant's advanced treatment would have helped protect the local watershed and downstream aquatic ecosystems from nutrient pollution.

The plant is located inland in the Eder River basin, part of the Weser River system that drains into the North Sea. The Eder River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important corridor for migratory fish. Advanced treatment at this plant would have reduced nutrient loads, protecting downstream water quality in the Weser estuary and the North Sea.