Wiesentheid Wastewater Treatment Plant, Feuerbach, Bavaria

The Wiesentheid wastewater treatment plant is located in Feuerbach, a district of Wiesentheid in the Landkreis Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany. It serves a population equivalent of 9,264, placing it in the small-to-medium agglomeration category under EU classification. 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 plant's treatment process and capacity are managed to meet these regulatory standards, ensuring compliance with national and European water quality requirements. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Main River, a major tributary of the Rhine. The Rhine basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe. The plant's operations help protect downstream water quality in this sensitive river system.

The plant discharges into the local water system that flows into the Main River, which joins the Rhine River before reaching the North Sea. The Rhine basin is a critical habitat for numerous fish species and supports migratory birds. The plant's treatment helps maintain water quality in this ecologically important watershed, which is subject to stringent EU water framework directives.