Overview
Vasarosnameny Gergelyiugornya Szennyviztisztito Telep is a secondary treatment plant serving Gelénes, Hungary. It treats wastewater for 1,300 people with a designed capacity of 1,667 m³/day.
Vasarosnameny Gergelyiugornya Szennyviztisztito Telep is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Gelénes, within the Vásárosnamény district of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county in Hungary. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,300 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Hungarian and EU regulations. The facility provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size. The plant has a designed capacity of 1,667 m³/day and currently discharges an average of 153.25 m³/day of treated effluent, indicating significant spare capacity. The treated wastewater is discharged into local waterways that eventually drain into the Tisza River, a major tributary of the Danube. The Tisza River basin supports diverse aquatic ecosystems and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe. The plant's operations help protect downstream water quality in this sensitive river system.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that flow into the Tisza River, which ultimately joins the Danube River before reaching the Black Sea. The Tisza River basin is ecologically significant, supporting diverse fish populations and migratory bird species. Secondary treatment reduces organic pollutants and suspended solids, helping to maintain water quality in this important Central European watershed.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Gelénes, a village in the Vásárosnamény district of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Észak-Alföld region of Hungary.
The plant serves approximately 1,300 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU wastewater treatment regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that flow into the Tisza River, a major tributary of the Danube River, ultimately reaching the Black Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size.
As an EU member state, Hungary implements the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). Plants serving small agglomerations like this one must meet secondary treatment standards to protect receiving water bodies.
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