Damienice Wastewater Treatment Plant | Secondary Treatment, małopolskie, Poland

The Damienice wastewater treatment plant is located in the village of Damienice, within gmina Bochnia, powiat bocheński, in the małopolskie region of southern Poland. The facility serves a population of 1,170 and is part of the municipal wastewater infrastructure for the local community. The plant operates with secondary treatment, which is the standard required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000. The designed capacity of the plant is 2,000 m³/day, and the current discharge volume is 166.82 m³/day, indicating operational headroom. The treated wastewater is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Vistula River basin, which flows northward to the Baltic Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting local water quality and supporting the ecological health of the region's surface waters.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Vistula River, Poland's longest river, which flows into the Baltic Sea via the Gdańsk Bay. The Vistula basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor for migratory fish species. The secondary treatment provided by the plant helps reduce nutrient loads and organic pollution, contributing to the overall health of the downstream riverine and marine environments.