Oczyszczalnia sciekow w Milakowie - Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant in Miłakowo, Poland

Oczyszczalnia sciekow w Milakowie is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Miłakowo, a town in the warmińsko-mazurskie voivodeship of Poland. The plant serves a population of approximately 3,450 residents, making it a small-scale facility within the region's wastewater infrastructure. As a secondary treatment plant, it provides biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The plant has a designed capacity of 7,283 m³/day and currently treats an average daily volume of 492 m³, indicating significant spare capacity. Under Polish regulations implementing the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, secondary treatment is the minimum standard for discharges from agglomerations of this size. The treated effluent is released into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Baltic Sea via the Vistula Lagoon or the Pasłęka River system. This discharge contributes to the protection of downstream aquatic ecosystems, including sensitive coastal waters that support diverse fish and bird populations.

The plant discharges into the local water network within the warmińsko-mazurskie region, which drains toward the Baltic Sea via the Vistula Lagoon. This area supports diverse aquatic life and is ecologically sensitive due to its role as a migratory corridor for fish and birds. Secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loads that could otherwise contribute to eutrophication in the Baltic Sea.