Overview
Proszowice wastewater treatment plant in Stogniowice, Poland, serves 1,169 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 166.68 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.
The Proszowice wastewater treatment plant is located in Stogniowice, a village in the gmina of Proszowice, małopolskie province, southern Poland. The facility serves a population of 1,169 and operates under Polish regulations implementing the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required for agglomerations of this size under EU law. Its designed capacity is 12,040 cubic meters per day, with a current discharge volume of 166.68 cubic meters per day, indicating ample reserve capacity. Treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Vistula River basin, ultimately reaching the Baltic Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting local streams and groundwater from untreated sewage, supporting aquatic life and downstream water quality.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into small watercourses in the Vistula River basin, which flows northward through Poland to the Baltic Sea. The local watershed supports agricultural land and small settlements, and the plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loads that could otherwise contribute to eutrophication in downstream waters.
Frequently asked questions
The Proszowice wastewater treatment plant is located in Stogniowice, a village in the gmina of Proszowice, powiat proszowicki, in the małopolskie province of southern Poland.
The plant serves a population of 1,169 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU classification.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which involves biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting the standard required for small agglomerations under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
The plant discharges into local watercourses that are part of the Vistula River basin, which flows to the Baltic Sea. By treating wastewater, it helps protect these streams and downstream ecosystems from pollution.
As a Polish facility, the plant operates under national laws transposing the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations with a population equivalent above 2,000. For smaller plants like Proszowice, appropriate treatment is still mandated to protect receiving waters.
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