Overview
Miejska Oczyszczalnia Sciekow w Krasnymstawie serves the city of Krasnystaw in województwo lubelskie, Poland, treating wastewater for approximately 13,205 residents.
Miejska Oczyszczalnia Sciekow w Krasnymstawie is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Krasnystaw, within the Lublin Voivodeship of eastern Poland. The facility serves a population of around 13,205 people, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under Polish and EU regulations. As a Polish plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The directive also mandates more advanced treatment if the receiving waters are designated as sensitive areas. Compliance with national and EU standards is expected. The plant discharges treated effluent into local water bodies that eventually drain into the Wieprz River, a tributary of the Vistula River, which flows into the Baltic Sea. This connection underscores the plant's role in protecting the Vistula basin and the Baltic Sea from nutrient pollution and other contaminants.
Environmental context
The treated wastewater from the plant ultimately reaches the Wieprz River, a right-bank tributary of the Vistula, which flows northward into the Baltic Sea. The Vistula basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe. The Baltic Sea is sensitive to eutrophication from nutrient inputs, making effective treatment crucial for downstream water quality.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Krasnystaw, in the Lublin Voivodeship of eastern Poland, at the address Zawieprze, Krasnystaw.
The plant serves approximately 13,205 residents, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under EU regulations.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local water bodies that flow into the Wieprz River, a tributary of the Vistula, which ultimately reaches the Baltic Sea.
As a Polish plant serving over 10,000 people, it falls under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment and, if the receiving waters are sensitive, tertiary treatment.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, plants serving between 10,000 and 150,000 people are required to have secondary treatment, with possible additional nutrient removal if discharging into sensitive areas.
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