Overview
Osowiec wastewater treatment plant in Grąblin, Poland, serves 1,377 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 196.34 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 3,800 m³/day.
Osowiec is a wastewater treatment plant located in Grąblin, within the gmina Kramsk, powiat koniński, województwo wielkopolskie, Poland. It serves a population of 1,377 and operates under secondary treatment, meeting the requirements of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for small agglomerations. The plant has a designed capacity of 3,800 m³/day and currently discharges 196.34 m³/day of treated wastewater. As a secondary treatment facility, it provides biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, ensuring compliance with Polish and EU standards for inland water discharge. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Warta River basin, a major tributary of the Oder River. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local watershed and downstream aquatic ecosystems from nutrient pollution and organic loading.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Warta River basin, which flows into the Oder River and eventually reaches the Baltic Sea. The region's watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is important for migratory fish species. Secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loads, protecting downstream water quality and preventing eutrophication in sensitive areas.
Frequently asked questions
The Osowiec wastewater treatment plant is located in Grąblin, in the gmina Kramsk, powiat koniński, województwo wielkopolskie, Poland.
The Osowiec plant serves a population of 1,377 people.
The plant discharges treated wastewater into local watercourses that are part of the Warta River basin, which flows into the Oder River and eventually reaches the Baltic Sea.
The Osowiec plant provides secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, in line with EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive requirements for small agglomerations.
As a Polish plant, Osowiec operates under 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 Osowiec, appropriate treatment is required to protect receiving waters.
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