Czermin Wastewater Treatment Plant - Podkarpackie, Poland

The Czermin wastewater treatment plant is located in the village of Czermin, within the gmina Czermin, powiat mielecki, in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship of southeastern Poland. The facility serves a population of 1,183 and is classified as a small agglomeration under Polish and EU regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for discharges into freshwater bodies from agglomerations of this size. The designed capacity is 2,000 m³/day, and the current discharge volume is 168.68 m³/day, indicating significant reserve capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Vistula River basin, which flows northward to the Baltic Sea. The plant plays a role in protecting the region's surface water quality and supporting the ecological health of the Vistula catchment.

The Czermin plant discharges into the Vistula River basin, which is the largest river system in Poland and flows into the Baltic Sea. The downstream environment includes diverse aquatic habitats and supports migratory fish species. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loads that could otherwise contribute to eutrophication in the Baltic Sea, a sensitive marine ecosystem.