Kemecse Szennyviztisztito Telep - Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant in Kemecse, Hungary

Kemecse Szennyviztisztito Telep is a wastewater treatment facility located in Kemecse, a town in the Észak-Alföld region of Hungary. The plant serves a population of 2,605 and operates with a designed capacity of 5,024 m³/day, currently treating 307.08 m³/day of wastewater. As a secondary treatment plant, it meets the standard requirements for organic matter and suspended solids removal. The plant operates under Hungary's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations with a population equivalent above 2,000. For smaller communities like Kemecse, secondary treatment is the expected standard, ensuring compliance with EU environmental regulations. The treated effluent is discharged into local surface waters that drain into the Tisza River basin, a major tributary of the Danube. The Tisza River supports diverse aquatic ecosystems and is an important water resource for the region. The plant's operation helps protect downstream water quality in the Tisza and ultimately the Danube River.

The plant discharges into local waterways that flow into the Tisza River, a major tributary of the Danube River. The Tisza basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe. Downstream, the Danube River flows into the Black Sea, making the plant's treatment performance critical for protecting both regional and transboundary water quality.