Overview
Miejska Oczyszczalnia Sciekow w Bialej is a secondary treatment plant in Biała, Opole Voivodeship, Poland. It serves approximately 750 people with a designed capacity of 1,200 m³/day.
Miejska Oczyszczalnia Sciekow w Bialej is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Biała, a town in the Opole Voivodeship of southern Poland. The facility serves a population of around 750 residents, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Polish and EU regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for discharges into freshwater bodies from agglomerations of this size. Its designed capacity is 1,200 m³ per day, and the current discharge volume is approximately 107 m³/day, indicating ample reserve capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Oder River basin, which flows northward to 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 aquatic ecosystems.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Oder River basin, which flows through southwestern Poland and into the Baltic Sea. The Oder basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for fish species. The secondary treatment provided helps reduce nutrient loads and organic pollution, mitigating eutrophication risks in downstream waters.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Biała, a town in the Opole Voivodeship of southern Poland, at Łąkowa Street.
The plant serves approximately 750 people, making it a small agglomeration under EU classification.
The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that is part of the Oder River basin, ultimately flowing to the Baltic Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for discharges into freshwater from agglomerations of this size.
As a Polish plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations with a population equivalent above 2,000, but national regulations may require treatment for smaller plants to protect local water quality.
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