Overview
Pelczyce wastewater treatment plant serves the Sarnik area in województwo zachodniopomorskie, Poland. It provides secondary treatment for a population of 868, with a designed capacity of 4,890 m³/day.
Pelczyce wastewater treatment plant is located in Sarnik, within the gmina Pełczyce, powiat choszczeński, in the województwo zachodniopomorskie region of Poland. The plant serves a population of 868 and has a designed capacity of 4,890 m³/day, with a discharge volume of 123.76 m³/day. As a secondary treatment facility, Pelczyce meets the requirements of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary biological treatment for agglomerations of this size. The plant operates under Polish national regulations that transpose the directive, ensuring compliance with effluent standards for organic matter and suspended solids. The treated wastewater is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Baltic Sea via the Oder River basin. The region's aquatic ecosystems benefit from the plant's treatment, reducing nutrient loads and protecting downstream water quality in the Baltic Sea, a sensitive marine environment.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the local catchment that feeds into the Oder River basin, which flows into the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Sea is a semi-enclosed sea with limited water exchange, making it sensitive to nutrient pollution. Secondary treatment at Pelczyce helps reduce the input of organic pollutants and nutrients, supporting the ecological health of downstream rivers and the coastal marine environment.
Frequently asked questions
The Pelczyce wastewater treatment plant is located in Sarnik, within the gmina Pełczyce, powiat choszczeński, in the województwo zachodniopomorskie region of Poland.
The Pelczyce plant serves a population of 868, making it a small agglomeration under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
The treated wastewater from Pelczyce is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately flows into the Oder River basin and then into the Baltic Sea.
The Pelczyce plant provides secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, meeting EU standards for small agglomerations.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), small agglomerations like Pelczyce (serving fewer than 2,000 people) are required to provide appropriate treatment. Secondary treatment ensures compliance with the directive's standards for protecting the Baltic Sea.
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