Overview
Dévaványa Szennyvíztisztító Telep is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Dévaványa, Hungary, serving 6,404 people with a designed capacity of 6,100 m³/day.
Dévaványa Szennyvíztisztító Telep is an advanced wastewater treatment facility located in Dévaványa, a town in Békés County within the Dél-Alföld region of Hungary. The plant serves a population of approximately 6,404 residents, reflecting its role in managing municipal wastewater for this community in the Great Plain region. 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) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 6,100 m³/day and a discharge volume of 754.91 m³/day, the facility operates well within its capacity, ensuring effective treatment of wastewater before discharge. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Tisza River basin, a major tributary of the Danube. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect the ecological health of the receiving waters, supporting biodiversity and water quality in the region's lowland river systems.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local waterways that flow into the Tisza River, which eventually joins the Danube before reaching the Black Sea. The surrounding Dél-Alföld region is characterized by flat plains and a continental climate, with rivers supporting diverse aquatic life. Advanced treatment at this plant reduces nutrient loads, helping to prevent eutrophication in downstream lakes and wetlands.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Dévaványa, a town in Békés County, Dél-Alföld region, Hungary.
The plant serves approximately 6,404 residents of Dévaványa.
The plant uses advanced treatment processes, providing a higher level of purification than secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by EU regulations for this scale of agglomeration.
The treated effluent flows into local water bodies that drain into the Tisza River basin, a major tributary of the Danube, ultimately reaching the Black Sea.
As a plant serving over 2,000 people in Hungary, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment as a minimum. The plant's advanced treatment exceeds these requirements, providing enhanced nutrient removal.
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