Vagashuta Szennyviztisztito Telep - Advanced Wastewater Treatment in Kovácsvágás, Hungary

Vagashuta Szennyviztisztito Telep is a small-scale wastewater treatment facility located in Kovácsvágás, a village in the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county of northern Hungary. The plant serves a population of approximately 20 people, reflecting its role in a rural, low-density area. The plant employs advanced treatment technology, which goes beyond the secondary treatment standard typically required for small agglomerations under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). Its designed capacity is 98.00 m³/day, with an actual discharge volume of 2.36 m³/day, indicating significant spare capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Tisza River basin, a major tributary of the Danube. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect the ecological health of these receiving waters, which support diverse aquatic life and are part of the larger Danube catchment.

The plant discharges into local streams that flow into the Tisza River, a major tributary of the Danube River. The Tisza basin supports a variety of fish species and migratory birds, and its floodplains provide important habitats. The advanced treatment level helps minimize nutrient and pollutant loads, safeguarding water quality in this ecologically sensitive region.