Nowe Brzesko Wastewater Treatment Plant | Small Municipal Facility in małopolskie, Poland

The Nowe Brzesko wastewater treatment plant is located in the town of Nowe Brzesko, within the gmina Nowe Brzesko, powiat proszowicki, województwo małopolskie, Poland. It serves a small population of 912 residents, reflecting its role as a local municipal facility for this rural community. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations with a population equivalent below 10,000. Its designed capacity is 1,451 cubic meters per day, and it currently treats an average daily volume of 130.04 cubic meters, indicating ample reserve capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Vistula River basin, which flows northward to the Baltic Sea. The plant's operation helps protect the local watershed and downstream aquatic ecosystems from untreated sewage pollution.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Vistula River, Poland's longest river, which flows into the Baltic Sea via the Gulf of Gdańsk. The Vistula basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor for migratory fish. The plant's secondary treatment reduces organic load and suspended solids, helping to maintain water quality in the downstream environment.