Overview
Arpas Szennyviztisztito Telep is a secondary treatment plant serving Rábapatona, Hungary. It treats wastewater for 633 people with a designed capacity of 1,375 m³/day.
Arpas Szennyviztisztito Telep is a wastewater treatment plant located in Rábapatona, a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. The plant serves a population of 633 and is situated in the Nyugat-Dunántúl region, part of Hungary's western Transdanubia area. It operates as a secondary treatment facility, which is the standard level for small agglomerations under Hungarian and EU regulations. The plant has a designed capacity of 1,375 m³/day and discharges an average volume of 74.62 m³/day, indicating a utilization rate well below capacity. As a secondary treatment plant, it meets the requirements of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations with a population equivalent above 2,000. Although this plant serves fewer than 2,000 people, its secondary treatment level ensures effective removal of organic matter and suspended solids. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that eventually drain into the Rába River, a tributary of the Danube. The Danube then flows into the Black Sea, making this plant part of a large international river basin. The surrounding area is predominantly agricultural, and the plant plays a key role in protecting local groundwater and surface water quality from nutrient pollution.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Rába River catchment, which flows into the Danube and ultimately the Black Sea. The region is part of the Danube River Basin, one of Europe's most ecologically significant watersheds, supporting diverse aquatic life and migratory fish species. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce organic and nutrient loads, protecting downstream water quality in this sensitive transboundary basin.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Rábapatona, a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Nyugat-Dunántúl region, Hungary.
The plant serves a population of 633 people.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that flow into the Rába River, a tributary of the Danube, which ultimately reaches the Black Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this scale.
As a Hungarian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations above 2,000 population equivalent. Although serving fewer than 2,000, the plant's secondary treatment aligns with best practices for protecting the Danube River Basin.
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