Overview
Mrzyglod wastewater treatment plant in Mrzygłód, Poland, serves the local community with secondary treatment. The plant is currently closed.
Mrzyglod wastewater treatment plant is located in Mrzygłód, a village in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship of southeastern Poland. The plant was designed with a capacity of 200 cubic meters per day and provided secondary treatment for the local population. It is situated in a rural area near the San River basin. As a Polish wastewater facility, the plant operated under national regulations implementing the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For small agglomerations like Mrzygłód, secondary treatment is the standard requirement to protect water quality in receiving water bodies. The treated effluent from the plant would have discharged into local waterways that eventually flow into the San River, a tributary of the Vistula River, which drains into the Baltic Sea. The San River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the region.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge would have entered local streams feeding the San River, a major tributary of the Vistula River. The Vistula flows into the Baltic Sea, making the plant part of a large transboundary watershed. The San River supports diverse fish populations and riparian habitats, and the region is ecologically sensitive due to its proximity to the Bieszczady Mountains.
Frequently asked questions
The Mrzyglod plant is located in Mrzygłód, a village in the Sanok County of Podkarpackie Voivodeship, southeastern Poland.
The plant was designed with a capacity of 200 cubic meters per day, serving the local rural community.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard requirement under Polish and EU regulations for small agglomerations.
The plant's discharge would have entered local streams that flow into the San River, a tributary of the Vistula River, ultimately reaching the Baltic Sea.
As a Polish facility, the plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale to protect water quality.
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