Overview
Miejska Oczyszczalnia Sciekow w Bialej Podlaskiej serves approximately 77,666 people in Witulin, Poland. The plant operates under EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive standards for medium agglomerations.
Miejska Oczyszczalnia Sciekow w Bialej Podlaskiej is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Witulin, within the Lublin Voivodeship of eastern Poland. Serving a population of around 77,666, it is classified as a medium agglomeration under EU regulations. As a Polish facility, the plant is subject to the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The plant's treatment processes and capacity are designed to meet these standards, ensuring compliance with national and European environmental regulations. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Bug River basin, a tributary of the Narew and Vistula rivers, which flow into the Baltic Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's water quality and supporting downstream aquatic ecosystems.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Bug River catchment, part of the Vistula basin that drains into the Baltic Sea. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in eastern Poland. The plant's operations help reduce nutrient loading and protect downstream water quality in this sensitive region.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Witulin, within the Lublin Voivodeship (województwo lubelskie) in eastern Poland, near the city of Biała Podlaska.
The plant serves approximately 77,666 people, classifying it as a medium agglomeration under EU regulations.
Treated wastewater is discharged into local water bodies that flow into the Bug River basin, part of the Vistula catchment leading to the Baltic Sea.
The plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size, with possible tertiary treatment in sensitive areas.
For medium agglomerations in Poland, secondary treatment (biological) is standard, with nutrient removal required in sensitive catchments like the Baltic Sea basin.
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