Putnok Szennyviztisztito Telep - Advanced Wastewater Treatment in Putnok, Hungary

Putnok Szennyviztisztito Telep is an advanced wastewater treatment facility located in Putnok, a town in the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county of northern Hungary. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,300 residents, making it a small-scale municipal treatment facility in the Észak-Magyarország region. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 3,033 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 271.13 m³/day, the facility operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth or seasonal variations. The treated effluent from the plant is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Tisza River basin. The Tisza River is a major tributary of the Danube, flowing through Hungary and several neighboring countries before reaching the Black Sea. The advanced treatment level helps protect the ecological health of these downstream water bodies.

The plant discharges into the local watershed that feeds the Tisza River, a major tributary of the Danube River system. The Tisza basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe. Advanced treatment ensures minimal nutrient and pollutant loading, helping to maintain water quality in the downstream reaches that flow into the Black Sea.