Overview
Gminna Oczyszczalnia Sciekow Komunalnych w Kopytkowie is a secondary treatment plant serving 1,207 people in Kopytkowo, Poland. It discharges 172.10 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 2,000 m³/day.
Gminna Oczyszczalnia Sciekow Komunalnych w Kopytkowie is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Kopytkowo, a village in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of northern Poland. The plant serves a population of 1,207, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Polish and EU regulations. The facility provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. The plant has a designed capacity of 2,000 m³/day and currently discharges 172.10 m³/day of treated wastewater, indicating significant spare capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Vistula River basin, one of Poland's major river systems. The plant plays a key role in protecting local water quality and the downstream aquatic environment, including the Baltic Sea, which is a sensitive area under the EU directive.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Vistula River, which flows northward into the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Sea is a brackish, semi-enclosed sea with limited water exchange, making it sensitive to nutrient pollution. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce organic load and nutrients, supporting the ecological health of the Vistula basin and the Baltic Sea, which faces eutrophication challenges from agricultural and urban runoff.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Kopytkowo, a village in the gmina of Smętowo Graniczne, Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.
The plant serves a population of 1,207, making it a small agglomeration under EU classification.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
As a small agglomeration (under 2,000 population equivalent), the plant is required to provide appropriate treatment under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive. Secondary treatment meets the directive's minimum standards for inland areas.
The plant discharges into the Vistula River basin, which flows to the Baltic Sea. By treating wastewater, it helps reduce nutrient and organic pollution, contributing to the health of the Baltic Sea ecosystem.
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