Overview
Magyarbanhegyes Szennyviztisztito Telep is a secondary treatment plant serving Tótkomlós, Hungary. It treats wastewater for about 1,141 people with a designed capacity of 2,880 m³/day.
Magyarbanhegyes Szennyviztisztito Telep is a wastewater treatment plant located in Tótkomlós, within the Dél-Alföld region of Hungary. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,141 people, 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. The designed capacity is 2,880 m³/day, and the current discharge volume is 134.50 m³/day, indicating ample reserve capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Tisza River basin, ultimately reaching the Danube River and the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's surface waters from nutrient pollution and organic load.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Tisza River basin, which flows into the Danube and then the Black Sea. The Dél-Alföld region is part of the Great Hungarian Plain, an area with intensive agriculture, making nutrient removal important for preventing eutrophication downstream. The receiving waters support diverse aquatic life and are used for irrigation and recreation.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Tótkomlós, in the Dél-Alföld region of Hungary, within Békés County.
The plant serves approximately 1,141 people, making it a small-scale municipal wastewater treatment facility.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that are part of the Tisza River basin, which flows into the Danube and eventually the Black Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the 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, and appropriate treatment for smaller ones.
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