Overview
UWWTP Dreischor is a closed advanced treatment plant in Zeeland, Netherlands, with a designed capacity of 900 m³/day. It served the Dreischor area before decommissioning.
UWWTP Dreischor was a wastewater treatment facility located in Dreischor, a village in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland province, Netherlands. The plant was designed to serve the local population with a capacity of 900 cubic meters per day, but it is now closed and no longer operational. The plant provided advanced treatment, which is typical for sensitive areas under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive. As a facility in the Netherlands, it would have been subject to stringent national regulations aligned with EU standards, ensuring high-quality effluent before discharge. Situated within 10 km of the coast, the plant's discharge likely affected the nearby Oosterschelde or North Sea ecosystems. Reducing local environmental impact.
Environmental context
The plant was located in Zeeland, a coastal province in the southwestern Netherlands, within 10 km of the North Sea. The region's watershed includes the Oosterschelde estuary, a dynamic tidal area that supports diverse marine life, including shellfish beds and migratory birds. The plant's advanced treatment would have helped protect these sensitive coastal waters from nutrient pollution.
Frequently asked questions
UWWTP Dreischor was located in Dreischor, a village in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland province, Netherlands.
The plant had a designed capacity of 900 cubic meters per day.
The plant is listed as closed, likely due to consolidation of wastewater treatment services in the region, possibly to a larger regional facility.
The plant provided advanced treatment, which includes nutrient removal, meeting stringent EU standards for sensitive areas.
As a Dutch plant, it operated under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, which mandates advanced treatment for discharges into sensitive coastal waters like the North Sea.
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