Overview
Szalka Szennyviztisztito Telep is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving Mőcsény, Hungary. It treats wastewater for a population of 620 with a designed capacity of 1,867 m³/day.
Szalka Szennyviztisztito Telep is a wastewater treatment facility located in Mőcsény, within the Dél-Dunántúl region of Hungary. The plant serves a small community of 620 people, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for this rural area. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, ensuring a high level of effluent quality. With a designed capacity of 1,867 cubic meters per day and an actual discharge volume of 73.09 cubic meters per day, the facility operates well below its capacity, indicating potential for future growth. As a Hungarian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates appropriate treatment levels for agglomerations of this size. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Danube River basin. This connection to one of Europe's major river systems underscores the plant's role in protecting downstream water quality and supporting the ecological health of the Danube and its tributaries.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the local watershed within the Danube River basin, one of Europe's most significant hydrological systems. The Danube flows through multiple countries before reaching the Black Sea, making water quality management critical for transboundary ecological health. The surrounding Dél-Dunántúl region features diverse aquatic habitats that support fish and bird species, and the plant's advanced treatment helps minimize nutrient and pollutant loads entering this sensitive river network.
Frequently asked questions
Szalka Szennyviztisztito Telep is located in Mőcsény, within the Dél-Dunántúl region of Hungary. The facility serves the local community of Mőcsény and surrounding areas.
The plant serves a population of 620 people, making it a small-scale facility designed to meet the wastewater treatment needs of this rural community.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which is part of the Danube River basin. The plant's advanced treatment ensures that the discharged water meets high quality standards before entering the environment.
As a Hungarian facility, the plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). This directive sets standards for collection, treatment, and discharge of wastewater, with requirements tailored to the size of the agglomeration and the sensitivity of receiving waters.
For small agglomerations under 2,000 population equivalent, the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive requires appropriate treatment to protect the environment. In Hungary, such plants often employ advanced treatment to meet stringent water quality standards, especially when discharging into sensitive areas like the Danube basin.
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