Overview
Oczyszczalnia sciekow w Biskupicach is a secondary treatment plant serving 2,310 people in Biskupice, Lower Silesia, Poland. It discharges 329.37 m³/day of treated wastewater, with a designed capacity of 4,800 m³/day.
Oczyszczalnia sciekow w Biskupicach is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Biskupice, a village in the gmina of Legnickie Pole, powiat legnicki, in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship of Poland. The plant serves a population of 2,310 and is classified as a small agglomeration under Polish regulations. The facility provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. The plant has a designed capacity of 4,800 m³/day and currently discharges an average of 329.37 m³/day of treated wastewater. It operates within Poland's national water law framework, which implements EU directives. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Odra River basin, flowing northward to the Baltic Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's surface waters from nutrient pollution and supporting the ecological health of the Odra catchment.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into small streams within the Odra River basin, which flows through western Poland and into the Baltic Sea. The Lower Silesian region is characterized by agricultural land use, making nutrient removal important to prevent eutrophication downstream. The Odra estuary supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for fish species.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Biskupice, a village in the gmina of Legnickie Pole, powiat legnicki, in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship of Poland.
The plant serves a population of 2,310 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Polish and EU regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that are part of the Odra River basin, which flows northward to the Baltic Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
Small plants in Poland must comply with the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations above 2,000 population equivalent, and national water law.
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