Overview
Palhaza Szennyviztisztito Telep is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving Füzérradvány, Hungary. It treats wastewater for 2,800 people with a designed capacity of 900 m³/day.
Palhaza Szennyviztisztito Telep is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Füzérradvány, a village in the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county of northern Hungary. The facility serves a population of approximately 2,800 residents, reflecting its role in managing municipal 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 900 m³/day and a discharge volume of 330.07 m³/day, the plant operates well within its capacity, ensuring effective treatment of incoming wastewater. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Tisza River basin, a major tributary of the Danube. This region is part of the Carpathian Basin, where water quality management is critical for protecting downstream ecosystems and supporting biodiversity in the Tisza and Danube rivers.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that feed into the Tisza River, which flows southward into the Danube before reaching the Black Sea. The Tisza basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe. Advanced treatment helps reduce nutrient loading, protecting downstream water quality and preventing eutrophication in sensitive areas.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Füzérradvány, a village in the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county of northern Hungary, within the Észak-Magyarország region.
The plant serves a population of approximately 2,800 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU wastewater treatment regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that are part of the Tisza River basin, which ultimately flows into the Danube River and the Black Sea.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which exceeds the secondary treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
As a Hungarian wastewater treatment plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates appropriate treatment levels based on population served and receiving water sensitivity.
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