Overview
Litke Szennyviztisztito Telep is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving Litke, Hungary. It treats wastewater for approximately 1,000 residents with a designed capacity of 4,167 m³/day.
Litke Szennyviztisztito Telep is an advanced wastewater treatment facility located in Litke, a village in Nógrád County, northern Hungary. The plant serves a population of around 1,000 people, reflecting the scale of a small agglomeration in the region. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 4,167 m³/day and a discharge volume of 117.88 m³/day, the facility operates well within its capacity, ensuring effective treatment of local wastewater. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Tisza River basin and then into the Danube River, contributing to the protection of the Danube's downstream ecosystems. The plant plays a key role in maintaining water quality in this inland region of Hungary.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge enters the local stream network, which flows into the Ipoly River, a tributary of the Danube. The Danube is a major European waterway that supports diverse aquatic life and provides drinking water for millions. The advanced treatment helps reduce nutrient loads, protecting downstream ecosystems from eutrophication and maintaining ecological balance in the Danube basin.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Litke, a village in Nógrád County, northern Hungary, within the Észak-Magyarország region.
The plant serves approximately 1,000 residents, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU wastewater directives.
Treated effluent is discharged into local streams that flow into the Ipoly River, a tributary of the Danube River, eventually reaching the Black Sea.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which includes nutrient removal beyond secondary treatment, meeting stringent EU standards for sensitive areas.
As a Hungarian plant serving a small agglomeration, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, which requires secondary treatment as a minimum; the advanced treatment here exceeds those requirements.
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