Overview
UWWTP Soerendonk serves approximately 27,000 people in Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. The plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, ensuring compliance with European wastewater standards.
UWWTP Soerendonk is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Soerendonk, a village in the municipality of Cranendonck, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. The facility serves a population equivalent of approximately 27,000, classifying it as a medium agglomeration under EU regulations. As a Dutch plant, UWWTP Soerendonk operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The Netherlands implements this directive through national legislation, with oversight from regional water authorities. Treatment processes typically include mechanical and biological stages to meet effluent quality standards. The treated effluent from the plant is discharged into local surface waters, which ultimately drain into the Meuse River basin. The Meuse flows through the Netherlands and into the North Sea, supporting diverse aquatic ecosystems. The plant plays a key role in protecting water quality in the region, particularly in the sensitive downstream environment of the Meuse delta.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local waterways that are part of the Meuse River basin. The Meuse flows northward through the Netherlands, eventually reaching the North Sea via the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta. This delta is an ecologically important area, supporting diverse aquatic life and migratory bird populations. The plant's operations help maintain water quality in this sensitive downstream environment.
Frequently asked questions
UWWTP Soerendonk is located at Perkstraat in Soerendonk, a village in the municipality of Cranendonck, Noord-Brabant province, Netherlands.
The plant serves a population equivalent of approximately 27,000 people, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under EU regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into local surface waters that are part of the Meuse River basin, ultimately flowing into the North Sea.
As a Dutch plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. Compliance is enforced by Dutch water authorities.
Plants of this scale in the Netherlands typically employ secondary treatment with mechanical and biological stages, often including nutrient removal to meet stringent EU standards for sensitive areas.
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