Overview
Oczyszczalnia sciekow Pilchowice Szpital is a primary treatment plant serving 835 people in Pilchowice, Silesia, Poland. It discharges 119.06 m³/day of treated wastewater.
Oczyszczalnia sciekow Pilchowice Szpital is a wastewater treatment facility located in Pilchowice, within the Silesian Voivodeship of southern Poland. The plant serves a small population of 835 residents, reflecting its role in a rural or suburban community. Its designed capacity is 1000 m³/day, with a current discharge volume of 119.06 m³/day. The plant provides primary treatment, which involves physical processes like sedimentation to remove solids. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), agglomerations with a population equivalent (PE) of less than 2000 are not required to meet the same stringent standards as larger plants. However, primary treatment is the minimum level expected for such small communities, and the plant operates within this regulatory framework. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Oder River basin. The Oder flows northward through Poland and Germany before reaching the Baltic Sea. The plant's operations help protect the local aquatic environment from untreated sewage, supporting water quality in the region's streams and rivers.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge enters small streams in the Gliwice area, which are part of the Oder River basin. The Oder River flows through industrialized and agricultural regions before emptying into the Szczecin Lagoon and the Baltic Sea. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic life, and the plant's primary treatment reduces the load of suspended solids and organic matter, mitigating eutrophication risks downstream.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Pilchowice, in the Silesian Voivodeship of southern Poland, near the city of Gliwice.
The plant serves a population of 835 people, typical for a small community in the region.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local streams that flow into the Oder River basin, ultimately reaching the Baltic Sea.
The plant provides primary treatment, which involves physical separation of solids. For small agglomerations under 2000 PE, the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive allows primary treatment as a minimum.
Polish wastewater treatment plants must comply with the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive. For small plants like this, primary treatment is acceptable, and discharge permits are issued by regional water authorities.
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