Overview
Mezőcsát Szennyvíztisztító Telep is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving Mezőcsát, Hungary, with a population equivalent of 5,801. It discharges treated effluent into local waterways, supporting the Tisza River basin.
Mezőcsát Szennyvíztisztító Telep is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Mezőcsát, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, in northern Hungary. The plant serves a population of approximately 5,801, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Hungarian and EU regulations. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive's minimum requirement of secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. Advanced treatment typically includes nutrient removal (nitrogen and phosphorus) to protect sensitive receiving waters. The plant has a designed capacity of 6,125 m³/day and currently discharges an average volume of 683.83 m³/day, indicating operational headroom. Treated effluent from the plant is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Tisza River, a major tributary of the Danube. The Tisza basin supports diverse aquatic ecosystems and is important for biodiversity in the Carpathian Basin. The plant's advanced treatment helps reduce nutrient loading, contributing to the ecological health of downstream waters.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into small streams that feed into the Tisza River, which flows southward through Hungary and into Serbia before joining the Danube. The Tisza basin is ecologically sensitive, supporting species such as the European catfish and various waterfowl. Advanced treatment at this plant helps control eutrophication in downstream lakes and wetlands.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Mezőcsát, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, in northern Hungary, in the Észak-Magyarország region.
The plant serves a population equivalent of 5,801, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU definitions.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which includes nutrient removal beyond secondary treatment, helping to protect sensitive receiving waters.
As a Hungarian plant serving fewer than 10,000 people, it falls under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires at least secondary treatment. The plant exceeds this with advanced treatment.
The plant discharges into local streams that drain into the Tisza River, a major tributary of the Danube, which flows into the Black Sea.
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