Overview
Skorzec wastewater treatment plant in Skórzec, Mazowieckie, Poland, serves 4,441 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 633.22 m³/day of treated wastewater, with a designed capacity of 3,730 m³/day.
The Skorzec wastewater treatment plant is located in Skórzec, a village in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship of east-central Poland. The facility serves a population of 4,441, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Polish and EU regulations. It is situated inland, away from coastal areas, and treats municipal wastewater from the local community. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. The plant has a designed capacity of 3,730 m³/day and currently discharges 633.22 m³/day of treated effluent, indicating operational capacity well below its design limit. Secondary treatment typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse, likely a small river or stream within the Bug River basin, which ultimately flows into the Narew River and then the Vistula River before reaching the Baltic Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting local water quality and the downstream aquatic environment from untreated sewage.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a local tributary of the Bug River, which flows into the Narew and then the Vistula, eventually reaching the Baltic Sea. The watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is part of a region with important riparian habitats. The secondary treatment provided helps reduce nutrient loading, which is critical for preventing eutrophication in downstream water bodies and the Baltic Sea.
Frequently asked questions
The Skorzec wastewater treatment plant is located in Skórzec, a village in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship of east-central Poland, approximately 90 km east of Warsaw.
The plant serves a population of 4,441, classifying it as a small agglomeration under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local watercourse, likely a tributary of the Bug River, which flows through the Narew and Vistula rivers to the Baltic Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of its size.
As a Polish plant serving fewer than 10,000 people, it must comply with the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, which mandates secondary treatment for all inland agglomerations above 2,000 population equivalent.
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