Overview
Oczyszczalnia scieków w Kartuzach serves Prokowskie Chrósty and Kartuzy, Poland, with a designed capacity of 1.00 m³/day. The plant treats wastewater for approximately 22,345 residents.
Oczyszczalnia scieków w Kartuzach is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Prokowskie Chrósty, near Kartuzy in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of northern Poland. It serves a population of approximately 22,345 people, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under Polish and EU regulations. As a Polish facility, the plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The plant discharges treated effluent into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Baltic Sea via the Radunia River and the Bay of Gdańsk. This coastal watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the region.
Environmental context
The plant's treated effluent flows into the Radunia River catchment, which drains into the Bay of Gdańsk and the Baltic Sea. This coastal watershed supports diverse aquatic life, including migratory fish species, and is ecologically sensitive due to its proximity to the Baltic Sea, a semi-enclosed sea with limited water exchange.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Prokowskie Chrósty, near Kartuzy, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of northern Poland.
The plant serves approximately 22,345 people, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration.
Treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that flow into the Radunia River, ultimately reaching the Bay of Gdańsk and the Baltic Sea.
As a Polish plant serving over 10,000 people, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which mandates secondary treatment for such agglomerations.
Under the EU UWWTD, plants serving 10,000-100,000 people in sensitive areas require tertiary treatment; otherwise, secondary treatment is standard. Polish regulations align with this directive.
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