Overview
Mieszkowice wastewater treatment plant in Poland serves 4,116 people with secondary treatment. The facility is now closed, having had a designed capacity of 8,000 m³/day.
The Mieszkowice wastewater treatment plant is located in the town of Mieszkowice, in the zachodniopomorskie province of northwestern Poland. It served a population of 4,116 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Polish and EU regulations. The plant provided secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size. Its designed capacity was 8,000 m³/day, with an average discharge volume of 586.88 m³/day. The facility is currently closed. Treated effluent from the plant was discharged into a local watercourse, part of the Oder River basin, which flows into the Baltic Sea. The Oder basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the region.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge entered a tributary of the Oder River, which flows northward into the Szczecin Lagoon and then the Baltic Sea. The Oder basin is ecologically significant, supporting fish species such as pike and perch, and providing habitat for migratory birds. The Baltic Sea is a brackish water body sensitive to nutrient pollution, making effective wastewater treatment crucial for coastal water quality.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Mieszkowice, in the zachodniopomorskie province of northwestern Poland, near the border with Germany.
The plant served a population of 4,116 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU regulations.
The plant provided secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size.
Poland, as an EU member state, implements the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). This directive sets treatment standards based on population size and receiving water sensitivity. Small agglomerations (under 10,000 people) typically require secondary treatment.
The plant is listed as closed, which may be due to consolidation of wastewater services or infrastructure upgrades. In many Polish municipalities, smaller plants are replaced by connections to larger regional treatment facilities.
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