Overview
Kocsord Szennyviztisztito Telep is a secondary treatment plant serving 1,690 people in Kocsord, Hungary. It discharges treated wastewater into local waterways in the Észak-Alföld region.
Kocsord Szennyviztisztito Telep is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Kocsord, a village in the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county of Hungary's Észak-Alföld region. The plant serves a population of 1,690, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Hungarian and EU regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 2,700 m³/day and a discharge volume of 199.22 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth or seasonal variability. The treated effluent is discharged into local surface waters that drain into the broader Tisza River basin, ultimately reaching the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's water quality, supporting aquatic life and downstream ecosystems in the lowland agricultural landscape of the Alföld.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that feed into the Tisza River, a major tributary of the Danube. The Tisza basin supports diverse aquatic habitats and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe. The surrounding Észak-Alföld region is characterized by flat agricultural plains, where nutrient pollution from wastewater can impact downstream water quality and biodiversity.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Kocsord, a village in the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county of Hungary's Észak-Alföld region.
The plant serves a population of 1,690, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into local surface waters that drain into the Tisza River basin, ultimately reaching the Black Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size.
As a Hungarian facility, it operates under 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 agglomerations like this one, appropriate treatment is required to protect receiving waters.
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