Oczyszczalnia sciekow w Klimkowce - Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant in Klimkówka, Poland

Oczyszczalnia sciekow w Klimkowce is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Klimkówka, a village in the małopolskie province of southern Poland. The plant serves a small population of 69 residents, reflecting its role in a rural community within the Ropa commune. 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. With a designed capacity of 307 m³/day, the facility is sized to accommodate future growth. The current discharge volume of 9.84 m³/day indicates low utilization relative to capacity. Treated effluent is released into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Ropa River, a tributary of the Dunajec River. The Dunajec flows into the Vistula River, Poland's longest river, which empties into the Baltic Sea. The plant helps protect the Ropa River and downstream aquatic ecosystems from untreated sewage.

The plant discharges into the Ropa River basin, which feeds the Dunajec River, a major tributary of the Vistula. The Vistula flows into the Baltic Sea, making the plant part of a large transboundary watershed. The Ropa River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the Carpathian foothills. Secondary treatment reduces organic pollutants and suspended solids, protecting downstream water quality.