Overview
Sióagárd Szennyvíztisztító Telep is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Sióagárd, Hungary, serving approximately 1,220 people with a design capacity of 750 m³/day.
Sióagárd Szennyvíztisztító Telep is an advanced wastewater treatment facility located in Sióagárd, a village in Tolna County within the Dél-Dunántúl region of Hungary. The plant serves a population of around 1,220 residents, reflecting its role in managing domestic 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 750 m³/day and a current discharge volume of 143.82 m³/day, the facility operates well below its capacity, indicating potential for future growth or seasonal variations. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Danube River via the Sió Canal and the Sárvíz River system. The Danube is a major European waterway that flows into the Black Sea, making the plant's advanced treatment crucial for protecting downstream aquatic ecosystems and water quality in the Danube basin.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Sió Canal, a man-made waterway that connects Lake Balaton to the Danube River. The Sió Canal flows into the Danube near Baja, and the Danube then travels through Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, and Romania before reaching the Black Sea. The advanced treatment at this plant helps reduce nutrient loads that could otherwise contribute to eutrophication in the Danube and the Black Sea, supporting biodiversity and water quality in these ecologically sensitive waters.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Sióagárd, a village in Tolna County, within the Dél-Dunántúl region of Hungary.
The plant serves approximately 1,220 people, making it a small-scale municipal treatment facility.
The plant uses advanced treatment processes, which provide a higher level of purification than standard secondary treatment, reducing nutrients and pollutants before discharge.
The treated effluent flows into the Sió Canal, which connects to the Danube River. The Danube ultimately reaches the Black Sea, so the plant helps protect water quality across this extensive river system.
As a Hungarian facility, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For its size (1,220 population equivalent), the directive requires at least secondary treatment, but the plant exceeds this with advanced treatment.
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