Csepreg Szennyviztisztito Telep - Advanced Wastewater Treatment in Csepreg, Hungary

Csepreg Szennyviztisztito Telep is an advanced wastewater treatment facility located in Csepreg, a town in the Nyugat-Dunántúl region of Hungary. The plant serves a population of 5,557 and has a designed capacity of 3,000 cubic meters per day, with a current discharge volume of 655.07 cubic meters per day. As an advanced treatment plant, it goes beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants, meeting stringent standards under Hungarian regulations aligned with the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive. For agglomerations of this size (under 10,000 population equivalent), the directive requires appropriate treatment, and Hungary applies advanced treatment in sensitive areas. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Rába River, a tributary of the Danube. The Danube ultimately flows into the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local watershed and downstream ecosystems from nutrient pollution.

The plant discharges into local streams that feed the Rába River, which flows into the Danube River and eventually the Black Sea. The region is part of the Danube Basin, a transboundary watershed supporting diverse aquatic life. Advanced treatment helps reduce nutrient loads, protecting downstream water quality and preventing eutrophication in sensitive areas.