Overview
Kotun wastewater treatment plant serves the gmina of Kotuń in województwo mazowieckie, Poland. It provides secondary treatment for a population of 4,886 and has a designed capacity of 3,200 m³/day.
The Kotun wastewater treatment plant is located in Kotuń, a village in the Siedlce County of województwo mazowieckie, Poland. The plant serves the local community of approximately 4,886 residents, making it a small-scale municipal facility. As a secondary treatment plant, Kotun meets the minimum treatment 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 plant has a designed capacity of 3,200 m³/day and currently discharges an average volume of 696.67 m³/day, indicating operational headroom. The treated effluent from Kotun is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Bug River, a major tributary of the Narew River, which flows into the Vistula River and then to the Baltic Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's surface water quality and supporting the ecological health of the Bug River basin.
Environmental context
The Kotun plant discharges into the Bug River catchment, which flows through eastern Poland into the Narew and Vistula rivers before reaching the Baltic Sea. The Bug River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for fish. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loads and organic pollution, contributing to the ecological balance of this transboundary river system.
Frequently asked questions
The Kotun plant is located in Kotuń, a village in gmina Kotuń, powiat siedlecki, województwo mazowieckie, Poland.
The plant serves approximately 4,886 residents of the Kotuń area.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that flow into the Bug River, part of the Vistula River basin leading to the Baltic Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
As a Polish plant serving fewer than 10,000 people, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for inland discharges from agglomerations of 2,000 to 10,000 population equivalent.
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