Köröstarcsa Szennyviztisztító Telep - Advanced Wastewater Treatment in Köröstarcsa, Hungary

Köröstarcsa Szennyviztisztító Telep is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Köröstarcsa, a village in Békés County within the Dél-Alföld region of Hungary. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,464 residents, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for this small agglomeration. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 2,667 cubic meters per day and an average discharge volume of 172.58 cubic meters per day, the facility operates well below its capacity, indicating potential for future growth or seasonal variations. The treated effluent is discharged into local surface waters that ultimately drain into the Tisza River basin, a major tributary of the Danube. This contributes to the ecological health of the region's waterways, supporting aquatic life and downstream water quality in the Danube River system.

The plant discharges into local streams that feed into the Tisza River, which flows southward through Hungary and into Serbia before joining the Danube. The Tisza basin supports diverse aquatic ecosystems, including fish species such as pike and catfish, and provides important migratory corridors for birds. The advanced treatment helps protect these waters from nutrient pollution, which is a concern in agricultural areas like Dél-Alföld.