Overview
Jawornik Polski wastewater treatment plant serves 2,575 people in Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland. The facility provides primary treatment and discharges 367.16 m³/day of treated effluent.
The Jawornik Polski wastewater treatment plant is located in the town of Jawornik Polski, within the Podkarpackie Voivodeship of southeastern Poland. This facility serves a population of 2,575 residents, making it a small-scale municipal treatment plant. The plant is situated inland, away from coastal areas, and operates under Polish environmental regulations that align with European Union directives. The plant provides primary treatment, which involves physical processes such as sedimentation to remove settleable solids. The designed capacity is 2,000 m³/day, and the current discharge volume is 367.16 m³/day, indicating operational capacity well within design limits. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), agglomerations of this size (under 10,000 population equivalent) are generally required to provide secondary treatment, though primary treatment may be acceptable in certain circumstances or as a transitional stage. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the San River basin, a tributary of the Vistula River, which flows into the Baltic Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting local streams and groundwater from untreated sewage, supporting the ecological health of the region's freshwater systems.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into small streams that feed into the San River, a major tributary of the Vistula River. The Vistula flows northward through Poland and empties into the Baltic Sea via the Vistula Lagoon and the Gulf of Gdańsk. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as brown trout and grayling, and the area is part of a broader ecological network that includes forested hills and agricultural land. Proper treatment helps prevent nutrient loading and pollution in these sensitive freshwater ecosystems.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Jawornik Polski, a town in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship of southeastern Poland. The address is Przeworska, Miasto, Szałaje, Jawornik Polski, gmina Jawornik Polski, powiat przeworski.
The plant serves a population of 2,575 residents, classifying it as a small-scale municipal treatment facility.
The treated effluent is discharged into local streams that flow into the San River, a tributary of the Vistula River, which ultimately reaches the Baltic Sea.
The plant provides primary treatment, which involves physical processes like sedimentation to remove solids. Under EU regulations, plants serving under 10,000 people typically require secondary treatment, but primary treatment may be used in specific contexts.
The plant operates under Polish environmental law, which implements the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For small agglomerations like Jawornik Polski, the directive mandates appropriate treatment to protect receiving waters, with secondary treatment as the standard.
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