Ricse Szennyvizsisztito Telep - Advanced Wastewater Treatment in Szabolcsveresmart, Hungary

Ricse Szennyviztisztito Telep is an advanced wastewater treatment facility located in Szabolcsveresmart, within the Észak-Alföld region of Hungary. The plant serves a population of 1,316, making it a small-scale municipal treatment facility in the Kisvárdai járás area. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment requirements of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 2,789 m³/day and a current discharge volume of 155.13 m³/day, the facility operates well below its capacity, indicating potential for future growth or seasonal variability. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Tisza River basin. The Tisza River flows through Hungary and into Serbia, eventually reaching the Danube and the Black Sea. The advanced treatment level helps protect the aquatic ecosystem of the Tisza basin from nutrient pollution and other contaminants.

The plant discharges into the Tisza River basin, a major tributary of the Danube that flows through Hungary and into the Black Sea. The Tisza supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for fish species. Advanced treatment at this plant helps reduce nutrient loads, protecting downstream water quality in the Tisza and Danube rivers.