Overview
Kuźnia Raciborska wastewater treatment plant serves approximately 9,500 people in the Silesian Voivodeship of southern Poland. The facility operates under Polish regulations aligned with the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
The Kuźnia Raciborska wastewater treatment plant is located in the town of Kuźnia Raciborska, within the Racibórz County of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland. Serving a population of around 9,500, the plant is classified as a medium agglomeration under Polish and EU standards. The facility is part of the municipal wastewater infrastructure managed by local authorities. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), agglomerations of this size are required to provide secondary treatment (biological treatment) for their wastewater. Polish national regulations transpose these requirements, and the plant is expected to meet the corresponding effluent standards. The treated effluent from the plant is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Oder River basin. The Oder flows northward through western Poland and into the Baltic Sea via the Szczecin Lagoon. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of the Oder catchment, which supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Oder River basin, which flows through southwestern Poland and empties into the Baltic Sea via the Szczecin Lagoon. The Oder is a major European river supporting diverse fish species and migratory birds. The catchment area includes sensitive ecosystems that benefit from controlled nutrient and pollutant loads from wastewater treatment. Proper treatment at this plant helps reduce eutrophication risks in the Baltic Sea.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Kuźnia Raciborska, a town in the Silesian Voivodeship of southern Poland, within Racibórz County.
The plant serves approximately 9,523 people, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under Polish and EU regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that are part of the Oder River basin, which ultimately flows into the Baltic Sea.
The plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. Polish national laws implement these standards.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 15,000 are required to provide secondary treatment, which typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
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