Hidvegardo Szennyviztisztito Telep - Hidvégardó, Hungary Wastewater Treatment Plant

Hidvegardo Szennyviztisztito Telep is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in the small village of Hidvégardó, in the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county of northern Hungary. The plant serves a population of approximately 242 residents, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for this rural community. The facility provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment level required under Hungarian and EU regulations for small agglomerations. The plant has a designed capacity of 779 cubic meters per day, with a current discharge volume of 28.53 cubic meters per day, indicating ample capacity for the served population. As part of Hungary's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, small plants like this are expected to meet secondary treatment standards to protect receiving waters. The treated effluent from the plant is discharged into local streams that eventually flow into the Bodrog River, a tributary of the Tisza River, which drains into the Danube and ultimately the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in safeguarding water quality in this rural watershed, supporting aquatic life and downstream communities.

The plant discharges into small watercourses that feed into the Bodrog River, a major tributary of the Tisza River. The Tisza flows through Hungary and into the Danube, which empties into the Black Sea. This watershed supports diverse aquatic ecosystems and is important for regional biodiversity. The secondary treatment provided by the plant helps reduce nutrient and organic pollution, protecting the ecological health of these downstream waters.