Oczyszczalnia Holubla, Paprotnia

Overview

Oczyszczalnia Holubla in Paprotnia, Mazowieckie, Poland, is a closed secondary treatment plant with a designed capacity of 700 m³/day. It served the local community before ceasing operations.

Oczyszczalnia Holubla is a former wastewater treatment plant located in Paprotnia, a village in the Siedlce County of Mazowieckie Voivodeship, Poland. The plant was designed with a capacity of 700 cubic meters per day and provided secondary treatment for the local population before its closure. As a secondary treatment facility, the plant would have met the requirements of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary biological treatment for agglomerations of this scale. The plant's closure may reflect infrastructure upgrades or consolidation in the region. The area drains into the Bug River basin, a tributary of the Narew and ultimately the Vistula River, which flows into the Baltic Sea. The plant's operation would have protected local waterways from untreated sewage.

Environmental context

The plant is located in the Bug River basin, part of the Vistula River catchment that drains into the Baltic Sea. The region supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor. Proper wastewater treatment is essential to prevent nutrient pollution and protect downstream ecosystems.

Frequently asked questions

Oczyszczalnia Holubla is located in Paprotnia, a village in the Siedlce County of Mazowieckie Voivodeship, Poland.

The plant had a designed capacity of 700 cubic meters per day, serving the local community with secondary treatment.

The plant is listed as closed, which may be due to infrastructure upgrades, consolidation with a larger facility, or changes in local wastewater management.

As a secondary treatment plant, it complied with the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of its scale to protect water quality.

The plant is in the Bug River basin, part of the Vistula catchment that drains into the Baltic Sea. Its operation helped prevent pollution in these waters.