Overview
Varpalota Szennyviztisztito Telep serves approximately 25,000 people in Pétfürdő, Hungary. The plant operates under Hungary's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
Varpalota Szennyviztisztito Telep is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Pétfürdő, within the Várpalota district of Veszprém County, Hungary. The plant serves a population of approximately 25,000 people, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under EU standards. It is situated in the Central Transdanubia region, an area characterized by mixed urban and industrial development. As a plant serving over 10,000 population equivalent, it is subject to the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment as a minimum standard. The plant's designed capacity is 1.00 (likely in thousands of cubic meters per day or similar unit), indicating a scale appropriate for its service population. Hungary's national regulations transpose the directive, and the plant is expected to meet effluent quality standards for biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, and suspended solids. The plant discharges treated wastewater into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Danube River basin, which flows into the Black Sea. The receiving environment supports diverse aquatic life and is part of a larger watershed that provides water resources for agriculture and ecosystems. Proper treatment at this plant helps protect downstream water quality and ecological health.
Environmental context
The plant's treated effluent flows into local streams that are part of the Danube River basin, eventually reaching the Black Sea. This watershed supports diverse aquatic habitats and is important for regional biodiversity. The area's mixed agricultural and industrial land use means that effective wastewater treatment is crucial to prevent nutrient loading and contamination of downstream water bodies.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Pétfürdő, within the Várpalota district of Veszprém County, Hungary. It serves the surrounding urban area.
The plant serves approximately 25,000 people, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under EU classification.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local watercourses that are part of the Danube River basin, which ultimately flows into the Black Sea.
As a Hungarian plant serving over 10,000 population equivalent, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment and compliance with effluent quality standards.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, plants of this scale are required to provide at least secondary treatment. Many also incorporate nutrient removal to protect sensitive receiving waters.
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