Overview
Willebadessen wastewater treatment plant in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, serves about 2,948 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 888 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 6,000 m³/day.
The Willebadessen wastewater treatment plant is located in the town of Willebadessen, in the Kreis Höxter district of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. It serves a population of approximately 2,948 residents, classifying it as a small agglomeration under German and EU regulations. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for smaller agglomerations. With a designed capacity of 6,000 m³/day and an average discharge volume of 888 m³/day, the facility operates well within its capacity, ensuring effective treatment of municipal wastewater. Treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Weser River basin. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's water quality and supporting the ecological health of downstream aquatic habitats.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into small streams that feed into the Weser River, which flows northward through Germany to the North Sea. The Weser basin supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as salmon and trout, and is an important ecological corridor. Advanced treatment helps minimize nutrient loading and protects downstream water quality.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located at In der Lötke 2, in Willebadessen, Kreis Höxter, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
The plant serves approximately 2,948 residents, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU regulations.
The plant uses advanced treatment, which includes nutrient removal and disinfection, exceeding the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive's secondary treatment requirement.
Under the EU UWWTD, agglomerations with a population equivalent (PE) between 2,000 and 10,000 require secondary treatment. Willebadessen, serving ~2,948 people, meets this standard and goes further with advanced treatment.
The treated effluent is discharged into local streams that are part of the Weser River basin, which ultimately flows into the North Sea.
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