Overview
Sellye Szennyviztisztito Telep is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving 1,500 people in Sellye, Hungary. It discharges 176.82 m³/day of treated effluent and has a designed capacity of 6,500 m³/day.
Sellye Szennyviztisztito Telep is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Sellye, Baranya county, in the Dél-Dunántúl region of Hungary. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,500 residents, making it a small-scale facility within the country's wastewater infrastructure. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, ensuring a high level of effluent quality. With a designed capacity of 6,500 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 176.82 m³/day, the facility operates well below its capacity, indicating potential for future growth. As a Hungarian plant, it operates under national regulations that align with the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates appropriate treatment for agglomerations of this size. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies, contributing to the protection of the Drava River basin and the broader Danube River system. The plant plays a key role in safeguarding water quality in the region, supporting both ecological health and downstream communities.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that feed into the Drava River, a major tributary of the Danube. The Drava River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe. The advanced treatment helps protect water quality in this sensitive watershed, reducing nutrient and pollutant loads that could otherwise impact downstream ecosystems in the Danube Delta and the Black Sea.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Sellye, Baranya county, in the Dél-Dunántúl region of Hungary, near the Drava River.
The plant serves approximately 1,500 residents in the Sellye area.
The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that flow into the Drava River, a tributary of the Danube.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants, ensuring high effluent quality.
Hungary, as an EU member state, implements the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For small agglomerations like Sellye, appropriate treatment is required to protect receiving waters.
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