Werther Arrode Schwarzbach, Arrode

Overview

Werther Arrode Schwarzbach wastewater treatment plant serves Arrode, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, with a population equivalent of 6,500. The plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.

Werther Arrode Schwarzbach is a wastewater treatment plant located in Arrode, a district of Werther (Westfalen) in the Kreis Gütersloh region of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The facility serves a population equivalent of 6,500, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under EU regulations. As a German plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The directive also mandates appropriate treatment before discharge into inland waters, ensuring compliance with national water quality standards. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Ems River basin, which flows into the North Sea. This contributes to the ecological health of the region's aquatic ecosystems, supporting biodiversity and water quality in downstream environments.

Environmental context

The plant discharges into the local watershed within the Ems River basin, which flows northward through Nordrhein-Westfalen and Lower Saxony before reaching the North Sea. The receiving waters support diverse aquatic life and are part of a regionally important drainage system. The plant's treatment helps protect downstream habitats from nutrient pollution and organic loads.

Frequently asked questions

The plant is located at Siegfriedstraße 12b in Arrode, a district of Werther (Westfalen), in the Kreis Gütersloh region of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

The plant serves a population equivalent of 6,500, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under EU classification.

The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that are part of the Ems River basin, which ultimately flows into the North Sea.

As a German facility, the plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size and sets standards for discharge into inland waters.

Under the EU UWWTD, plants serving populations between 2,000 and 10,000 are generally required to have secondary treatment. In Germany, this is implemented through national regulations, ensuring compliance with the directive's standards.