Overview
Sajoszentpeter Szennyviztisztito Telep is a secondary treatment plant serving Sajószentpéter, Hungary. It treats wastewater for 7,000 residents with a designed capacity of 18,750 m³/day.
Sajoszentpeter Szennyviztisztito Telep is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Sajószentpéter, in the Észak-Magyarország region of Hungary. The facility serves a population of approximately 7,000 people, providing secondary treatment to meet national and EU standards for wastewater discharge. As a secondary treatment plant, it employs biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The plant has a designed capacity of 18,750 m³/day, with an actual discharge volume of 825.17 m³/day, indicating significant reserve capacity. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), plants serving agglomerations of this size are required to provide secondary treatment, which this facility meets. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse, ultimately contributing to the Tisza River basin, which flows into the Danube and then the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's water quality and supporting downstream ecosystems.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Sajó River, which flows into the Tisza River, a major tributary of the Danube. The Tisza basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loads that could otherwise contribute to eutrophication in downstream water bodies.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Sajószentpéter, in the Észak-Magyarország region of Hungary, near the Sajó River.
The plant serves approximately 7,000 residents in the Sajószentpéter area.
Treated wastewater is discharged into a local watercourse that flows into the Sajó River, part of the Tisza River basin.
As a Hungarian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.
Under the EU directive, secondary treatment is required for agglomerations with a population equivalent above 2,000. This plant provides secondary treatment, meeting the standard.
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