Overview
ELIOT 50 Oczyszczalnia sciekow Pilchowice Piaski is a primary treatment plant serving 585 people in Pilchowice, Silesia, Poland. It discharges 83.41 m³/day of treated wastewater into local waters.
ELIOT 50 Oczyszczalnia sciekow Pilchowice Piaski is a wastewater treatment plant located in Pilchowice, within the Silesian Voivodeship of southern Poland. The facility serves a small population of 585 residents and has a designed capacity of 404 m³ per day, with an average discharge volume of 83.41 m³ per day. As a primary treatment plant, it provides basic physical sedimentation and screening. Under Polish regulations implementing the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), small agglomerations under 2,000 population equivalent (PE) are required to provide appropriate treatment, though primary treatment may be acceptable for discharges to less sensitive areas. The plant discharges treated wastewater into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Oder River basin and then to the Baltic Sea. The surrounding region is part of the Upper Silesian industrial area, where water quality management is important for both ecological and human health.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge enters local streams that flow into the Kłodnica River, a tributary of the Oder River, which eventually reaches the Baltic Sea. The Oder basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for fish species. The region's industrial history means careful wastewater management is essential to protect downstream water quality and ecosystem health.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Pilchowice, in the Silesian Voivodeship (województwo śląskie) of southern Poland, at address 18 Barbórki Street.
The plant serves a population of 585 people, making it a small-scale municipal wastewater treatment facility.
The plant discharges treated wastewater into local watercourses that flow into the Kłodnica River, a tributary of the Oder River, which ultimately reaches the Baltic Sea.
The plant provides primary treatment, which involves physical processes like sedimentation and screening to remove solids. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, primary treatment may be acceptable for small agglomerations discharging to less sensitive areas.
The plant operates under Polish regulations that implement the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For agglomerations under 2,000 PE, the directive requires appropriate treatment, and primary treatment can be sufficient if the receiving waters are not sensitive.
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