Overview
Osiniec Trzcianka is a wastewater treatment plant serving approximately 10,000 people in powiat wałecki, zachodniopomorskie, Poland. It operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
Osiniec Trzcianka is a wastewater treatment plant located in powiat wałecki, within the zachodniopomorskie province of Poland. The facility serves a population of approximately 10,000 people, placing it in the medium agglomeration category under EU classification. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), plants serving between 2,000 and 15,000 population equivalents are required to provide secondary treatment. As a Polish facility, it operates within the national regulatory framework that implements this directive, ensuring treated effluent meets quality standards for discharge into the environment. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Baltic Sea via the Oder River basin. The region's aquatic ecosystems support diverse freshwater species and contribute to the overall health of the Baltic Sea, which is a sensitive area requiring nutrient reduction measures.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that flow into the Oder River basin, which drains into the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Sea is a brackish inland sea with limited water exchange, making it sensitive to nutrient pollution. The surrounding watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is part of a broader ecological network important for migratory fish and waterfowl.
Frequently asked questions
Osiniec Trzcianka is located in powiat wałecki, województwo zachodniopomorskie, Poland. The address is Dojazd pożarowy 16, gmina Wałcz.
The plant serves approximately 10,000 people, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under EU standards.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that are part of the Oder River basin, which ultimately flows into the Baltic Sea.
As a plant serving around 10,000 people, it falls under the EU UWWTD requirements for secondary treatment. Poland implements this directive through national regulations to ensure effluent quality standards are met.
Plants of this scale in Poland typically provide secondary biological treatment, as required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations between 2,000 and 15,000 population equivalents.
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