Somogyszob Szennyviztisztito Telep - Secondary Wastewater Treatment in Somogyszob, Hungary

Somogyszob Szennyviztisztito Telep is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Somogyszob, a village in Somogy county within the Dél-Dunántúl region of Hungary. The plant serves a population of 1,413, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Hungarian and EU regulations. The plant provides secondary biological treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for settlements of this size. With a designed capacity of 1,000 m³/day and an average daily discharge of 166.57 m³, the facility operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth or seasonal variations. The treated effluent is discharged into local surface waters that ultimately drain into the Drava River and then the Danube, flowing into the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's water quality and supporting the ecological health of downstream aquatic habitats.

The plant discharges into small streams that feed into the Drava River, a major tributary of the Danube. The Drava-Danube system supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as carp and pike, and provides important migratory corridors. The region's wetlands and floodplains are ecologically sensitive, relying on good water quality maintained by proper wastewater treatment.