Oczyszczalnia sciekow Belzec - Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant in Belzec, Poland

Oczyszczalnia sciekow Belzec is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Belzec, a town in the Lublin Voivodeship of eastern Poland. The facility serves a population of around 2,147 people and is designed to handle a daily wastewater volume of 3,400 cubic meters, with an actual discharge volume of about 306 cubic meters per day. 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 of this size. This level of treatment typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, ensuring compliance with EU effluent quality standards. The treated wastewater is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Bug River basin, a tributary of the Vistula River, which flows into the Baltic Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's water quality and supporting the ecological health of downstream aquatic environments.

The plant discharges into the Bug River catchment, which flows into the Vistula River and eventually reaches the Baltic Sea. The region's watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is part of an important migratory corridor for fish species. Maintaining secondary treatment standards helps reduce nutrient loading and protects the ecological balance of these downstream water bodies.