Ujszentmargita Szennyviztisztito Telep - Advanced Wastewater Treatment in Újszentmargita, Hungary

Ujszentmargita Szennyviztisztito Telep is an advanced wastewater treatment facility located in Újszentmargita, a village in the Észak-Alföld region of Hungary. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,080 residents, making it a small-scale municipal treatment facility in the Hajdú-Bihar county. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants. It has a designed capacity of 1,192 cubic meters per day and currently discharges 127.31 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily. As a Hungarian facility, it operates under the national implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires appropriate treatment for discharges into sensitive areas. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Tisza River basin, a major tributary of the Danube. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's water quality, supporting aquatic ecosystems, and preventing eutrophication in downstream waters.

The plant discharges into the Tisza River basin, which flows into the Danube and eventually the Black Sea. The Észak-Alföld region features flat terrain and agricultural land, where nutrient pollution from wastewater can contribute to eutrophication. Advanced treatment helps reduce nitrogen and phosphorus loads, protecting downstream aquatic habitats and biodiversity.