Overview
Mlyny wastewater treatment plant in Młyny, Poland, is a closed secondary treatment facility with a designed capacity of 2723 m³/day. It served the local community in the Podkarpackie region.
Mlyny wastewater treatment plant is located in Młyny, a village in the gmina of Radymno, within the powiat jarosławski of województwo podkarpackie, Poland. The plant was designed to serve the local population and is now closed. It operated under the Polish regulatory framework, which aligns with the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). The plant provided secondary treatment, a standard level for inland communities in Poland. Its designed capacity of 2723 m³/day suggests it served a small agglomeration. Under the EU directive, agglomerations of this size are typically required to have secondary treatment, which Mlyny met. The treated effluent from the plant would have discharged into local watercourses that drain into the San River basin, eventually reaching the Vistula River and the Baltic Sea. The plant's operation contributed to protecting the local watershed and downstream ecosystems from untreated wastewater.
Environmental context
The plant is situated inland in the Podkarpackie region, within the drainage basin of the San River, a tributary of the Vistula River. The Vistula flows into the Baltic Sea, making the plant's discharge relevant to the health of the Baltic marine environment. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor for migratory fish species.
Frequently asked questions
Mlyny wastewater treatment plant is located in Młyny, a village in the gmina of Radymno, powiat jarosławski, województwo podkarpackie, Poland.
Mlyny plant provided secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required for inland communities under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
The designed capacity of Mlyny plant is 2723 cubic meters per day, indicating it served a small agglomeration.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), agglomerations of the size served by Mlyny are required to have secondary treatment. The plant complied with this requirement before its closure.
Mlyny plant's treated effluent would have discharged into local streams that flow into the San River, a tributary of the Vistula River, which ultimately drains into the Baltic Sea. The plant helped protect these water bodies from pollution.
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