Tunyogmatolcs Szennyviztisztito Telep - Secondary Wastewater Treatment in Hungary

Tunyogmatolcs Szennyviztisztito Telep is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Tunyogmatolcs, a village in the Észak-Alföld region of Hungary. The plant serves a population of around 1,000 residents, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Hungarian and EU regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for discharges into freshwater bodies from agglomerations of this size. The plant has a designed capacity of 1,073 cubic meters per day and a reported discharge volume of 117.88 cubic meters per day, indicating it operates well below its design capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Tisza River basin, a major tributary of the Danube River. The Tisza River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe. The plant's operation helps protect the water quality of the Tisza basin and the downstream Danube Delta ecosystem.

The plant discharges into local streams that flow into the Tisza River, a major tributary of the Danube River. The Tisza basin supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as pike and catfish, and provides important habitat for migratory birds. The Danube eventually reaches the Black Sea, making the plant's treatment level critical for downstream water quality in this transboundary river system.