Overview
Kolaczyce wastewater treatment plant in Kołaczyce, Poland, serves about 3,000 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 423.76 m³/day and has a design capacity of 6,352 m³/day.
The Kolaczyce wastewater treatment plant is located in Kołaczyce, a town in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship of southeastern Poland. It serves a population of approximately 2,972 people, making it a small-scale municipal facility. The plant is situated inland, away from coastal areas, and its operations are part of the local water management infrastructure. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. It has a design capacity of 6,352 m³/day and currently discharges 423.76 m³/day of treated wastewater. The facility operates under Polish regulations that implement EU directives, ensuring compliance with effluent quality standards. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that eventually drains into the Wisłoka River, a tributary of the Vistula River, which flows into the Baltic Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local aquatic environment and downstream water quality in the Vistula basin.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a local stream that feeds the Wisłoka River, part of the Vistula River basin. The Vistula flows northward through Poland into the Baltic Sea, a semi-enclosed sea sensitive to nutrient pollution. The surrounding area is characterized by agricultural and forested landscapes, and the plant helps reduce organic load and nutrients entering the river system, supporting aquatic life and preventing eutrophication in downstream waters.
Frequently asked questions
The Kolaczyce wastewater treatment plant is located in Kołaczyce, a town in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship of southeastern Poland. The address is Bohaterów Monte Cassino, Blech, Kołaczyce, gmina Kołaczyce, powiat jasielski, województwo podkarpackie, 38-213.
The plant serves a population of approximately 2,972 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
The plant discharges treated wastewater into a local watercourse that flows into the Wisłoka River, a tributary of the Vistula River, which ultimately reaches the Baltic Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size. This involves biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
The plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), transposed into Polish law. For small agglomerations like Kolaczyce, the directive mandates secondary treatment, and the plant must comply with effluent standards set by Polish environmental authorities.
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