Overview
Miejska Oczyszczalnia Sciekow serves Świdwin, Poland, treating wastewater for approximately 13,448 residents. The plant operates under Polish regulations aligned with the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
Miejska Oczyszczalnia Sciekow is the municipal wastewater treatment plant for Świdwin, a town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship of northwestern Poland. The facility serves a population of around 13,448 people, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under EU standards. Its location in the Rega River basin places it within a region characterized by agricultural and light industrial activity. As a Polish wastewater treatment plant, Miejska Oczyszczalnia Sciekow operates under the national implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For agglomerations of this size (between 10,000 and 15,000 population equivalent), the directive requires secondary treatment as a minimum standard. The plant's designed capacity of 1.00 (likely in thousands of cubic meters per day) suggests it is appropriately scaled for the community it serves. The treated effluent from the plant is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Baltic Sea via the Rega River system. This discharge contributes to the nutrient load in the Baltic, a semi-enclosed sea sensitive to eutrophication. The plant's performance is therefore important for both local water quality and the broader health of the Baltic marine environment.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Rega River catchment, which flows northward into the Baltic Sea near Mrzeżyno. The Baltic Sea is a brackish, semi-enclosed sea with limited water exchange, making it highly sensitive to nutrient pollution from wastewater and agricultural runoff. The Rega River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for fish species. Effective treatment at this plant helps reduce the risk of eutrophication in downstream coastal waters.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Świdwin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, at Sportowa Street in the Osiedle Parkowa district.
The plant serves approximately 13,448 residents of Świdwin and surrounding areas, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under EU classification.
Treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses within the Rega River catchment, which ultimately flows into the Baltic Sea.
As a Polish plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.
Under the EU UWWTD, plants serving between 10,000 and 15,000 population equivalent are required to provide at least secondary treatment, which typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
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