Overview
Bakonyszombathely Szennyviztisztito Telep is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving 1,265 people in Bakonyszombathely, Hungary. It discharges 149.12 m³/day of treated effluent.
Bakonyszombathely Szennyviztisztito Telep is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Bakonyszombathely, a village in Komárom-Esztergom county, Hungary. The plant serves a population of 1,265, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Hungarian and EU regulations. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, ensuring high-quality effluent. With a designed capacity of 1,000 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 149.12 m³/day, the facility operates well below its capacity. 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, but the plant exceeds requirements with advanced treatment. The treated wastewater is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Danube River basin, contributing to the Black Sea watershed. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems and supports water quality in the region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that flow into the Danube River, which drains into the Black Sea. The Danube basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor. Advanced treatment at this plant reduces nutrient loading, helping to prevent eutrophication in downstream waters.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Bakonyszombathely, a village in Komárom-Esztergom county, in the Közép-Dunántúl region of Hungary.
The plant serves a population of 1,265, making it a small agglomeration under EU classification.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond the secondary treatment required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
The treated wastewater is discharged into local watercourses that are part of the Danube River basin, ultimately flowing into the Black Sea.
As a Hungarian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which sets standards for collection, treatment, and discharge of urban wastewater.
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