Overview
Werbach Gamburg wastewater treatment plant in Gamburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, serves 2,200 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 556.77 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 1,900 m³/day.
Werbach Gamburg is a wastewater treatment plant located in the Gamburg district of Werbach, in the Main-Tauber district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The plant serves a population of 2,200 and operates with advanced treatment, ensuring high-quality effluent standards. The plant has a designed capacity of 1,900 m³/day and currently discharges 556.77 m³/day of treated wastewater. As a German facility, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which mandates advanced treatment for sensitive areas and secondary treatment for all agglomerations above 2,000 population equivalent. The treated effluent is discharged into the local water system, which ultimately drains into the Tauber River, a tributary of the Main River, and then into the Rhine River. The Rhine basin supports diverse aquatic life and is a major European waterway, making the plant's advanced treatment important for downstream water quality.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Tauber River watershed, which flows into the Main River and then the Rhine River. The Rhine basin is ecologically significant, supporting diverse fish species and serving as a migratory corridor. Advanced treatment helps protect downstream water quality in this sensitive river system.
Frequently asked questions
Werbach Gamburg is located in the Gamburg district of Werbach, in the Main-Tauber district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, at Tauberweg 11.
The plant serves a population of 2,200 people.
The treated wastewater is discharged into the local water system, which flows into the Tauber River, a tributary of the Main River, and eventually into the Rhine River.
Werbach Gamburg provides advanced treatment, which includes nutrient removal to protect sensitive water bodies, as required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for larger agglomerations.
As a German plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations above 2,000 PE and advanced treatment in sensitive areas. The plant's advanced treatment exceeds these requirements.
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