Overview
Tatarszentgyorgy Szennyviztisztito Telep is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving Pusztavacs, Hungary. It treats wastewater for a population of 1,457 with a designed capacity of 1,700 m³/day.
Tatarszentgyorgy Szennyviztisztito Telep is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Pusztavacs, within the Közép-Magyarország region of Hungary. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,457 people, reflecting its role in managing municipal wastewater for this small community. The facility operates with advanced treatment processes, ensuring a high level of pollutant removal. With a designed capacity of 1,700 m³/day and a current discharge volume of 171.75 m³/day, the plant has ample capacity to handle its service area's needs. As part of Hungary's compliance with the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, plants of this scale are expected to provide appropriate treatment to protect receiving waters. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Danube River basin, which flows into the Black Sea. The plant's advanced treatment helps safeguard downstream aquatic ecosystems and supports the ecological health of the region's waterways.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that are part of the Danube River basin, which flows through Hungary and several other countries before reaching the Black Sea. The Danube basin supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species and migratory birds. Advanced treatment at this plant helps reduce nutrient and pollutant loads, protecting downstream water quality and ecological balance.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Pusztavacs, in the Közép-Magyarország region of Hungary, near the city of Tatarszentgyorgy.
The plant serves a population of approximately 1,457 people.
The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that are part of the Danube River basin, ultimately flowing into the Black Sea.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which includes processes beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants.
As a Hungarian facility, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, which requires appropriate treatment for agglomerations based on population size and receiving water sensitivity.
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