Overview
Oczyszczalnia Sciekow w Paradyzu is a secondary treatment plant in Wielka Wola, Poland, serving about 1,200 people. It discharges treated wastewater into local watercourses within the Łódź region.
Oczyszczalnia Sciekow w Paradyzu is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Wielka Wola, within the gmina Paradyż, powiat opoczyński, województwo łódzkie, Poland. The facility serves a population of approximately 1,200 residents, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Polish and EU regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for inland agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 3,802 m³/day and an average discharge volume of 172 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating potential for future growth or seasonal variations. The treated effluent is discharged into local surface waters, which eventually drain into the Pilica River basin and then into the Vistula River, ultimately reaching the Baltic Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local watershed and downstream ecosystems from untreated sewage pollution.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into small watercourses within the Pilica River basin, a tributary of the Vistula River. The Vistula flows northward through Poland and empties into the Baltic Sea via the Vistula Lagoon. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is part of a region with agricultural and natural landscapes. Proper treatment helps maintain water quality in the Pilica and Vistula rivers, which are important for biodiversity and human use.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Wielka Wola, within the gmina Paradyż, powiat opoczyński, województwo łódzkie, Poland.
The plant serves approximately 1,200 residents, making it a small agglomeration under EU classification.
The treated effluent is discharged into local surface waters that flow into the Pilica River basin, eventually reaching the Vistula River and the Baltic Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for inland agglomerations of this size.
As a Polish plant, it operates under national regulations implementing the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations with a population equivalent above 2,000. For smaller plants like this, secondary treatment is still typical to protect water quality.
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