Overview
UWWTP Almelo Vissedijk serves approximately 39,500 residents in Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands. The plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale.
UWWTP Almelo Vissedijk is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Almelo, a city in the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. Serving a population of around 39,500, the plant is part of the country's extensive wastewater infrastructure managed under Dutch water authorities. As an agglomeration between 10,000 and 100,000 population equivalents, the plant is classified as a medium-sized facility under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). This directive requires secondary treatment for all discharges from such agglomerations, ensuring compliance with European standards for organic matter and suspended solids removal. The treated effluent from the plant is discharged into local surface waters, which ultimately drain into the IJssel River basin and then into the IJsselmeer or the Wadden Sea. This water body supports diverse aquatic life and is important for regional water quality management.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the local water system within the IJssel River basin, which flows through the eastern Netherlands before reaching the IJsselmeer, a large freshwater lake, and eventually the Wadden Sea. This watershed supports diverse aquatic habitats and is ecologically sensitive, requiring careful management of nutrient loads to prevent eutrophication.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Almelo, in the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, at Plesmanweg, Turfkade D.
The plant serves approximately 39,500 residents in the Almelo area.
The treated effluent is discharged into local surface waters within the IJssel River basin, which ultimately flows into the IJsselmeer and the Wadden Sea.
As a Dutch plant serving a medium-sized agglomeration, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for discharges from agglomerations over 10,000 population equivalents.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, plants serving between 10,000 and 100,000 population equivalents are required to provide secondary treatment, which includes biological treatment to remove organic matter and suspended solids.
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