Overview
Beb Szennyviztisztito Telep is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving Csót, Hungary. It treats wastewater for approximately 5,300 people with a designed capacity of 4,625 m³/day.
Beb Szennyviztisztito Telep is an advanced wastewater treatment facility located in Csót, a village in Veszprém County within the Közép-Dunántúl region of Hungary. The plant serves a population of approximately 5,300, reflecting its role in managing municipal wastewater for this rural community. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment standards required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). With a designed capacity of 4,625 m³/day and a current discharge volume of about 625 m³/day, the facility operates well within its capacity, ensuring effective treatment of local wastewater. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Danube River basin. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream water quality and supports the ecological health of the region's waterways, which are part of the larger Danube catchment area.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the local watershed within the Danube River basin, which flows into the Black Sea. The region's aquatic ecosystems support diverse species and are important for migratory birds. Advanced treatment reduces nutrient loads, helping to prevent eutrophication in downstream water bodies.
Frequently asked questions
Beb Szennyviztisztito Telep is located in Csót, a village in Veszprém County, within the Közép-Dunántúl region of Hungary.
The plant serves approximately 5,300 people, reflecting its role in treating municipal wastewater for the local community.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Danube River basin and then into the Black Sea.
As a plant serving a population under 10,000, it is classified as a small agglomeration under the EU UWWTD. However, it employs advanced treatment, exceeding the directive's minimum requirement of secondary treatment for such agglomerations.
In Hungary, plants serving populations of this size typically provide at least secondary treatment as per EU standards. Beb Szennyviztisztito Telep goes further with advanced treatment, which is often implemented in sensitive areas to reduce nutrient pollution.
Nearby plants