Ajka Szennyviztisztito Telep, Ajka

Overview

Ajka Szennyviztisztito Telep serves 36,800 people in Ajka, Hungary. The plant operates under EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive standards for medium agglomerations.

Ajka Szennyviztisztito Telep is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Ajka, in the Közép-Dunántúl region of Hungary. Serving a population of approximately 36,800, the facility is classified as a medium agglomeration under EU regulations. As a Hungarian 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 designed capacity is 1.00, indicating its scale relative to the population served. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Danube River basin. The Danube is a major European waterway that flows into the Black Sea, supporting diverse aquatic ecosystems and providing water resources for millions of people.

Environmental context

The plant discharges into the Danube River basin, which flows through Central and Eastern Europe before reaching the Black Sea. This watershed supports a wide range of aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor. The Danube Delta, downstream, is a highly biodiverse region that relies on good water quality from upstream sources.

Frequently asked questions

The plant is located in Ajka, in the Közép-Dunántúl region of Hungary, at Kiskert utca, Bányásztelep.

The plant serves approximately 36,800 people, classifying it as a medium agglomeration under EU regulations.

The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which flows into the Danube River basin and eventually reaches the Black Sea.

As a Hungarian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.

Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, plants serving between 10,000 and 150,000 population equivalent are required to have secondary treatment, with tertiary treatment in sensitive areas.