Stary Kostrzyn, Kostrzyn nad Odrą

Overview

Stary Kostrzyn wastewater treatment plant serves 526 people in Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland. It provides secondary treatment with a designed capacity of 618 m³/day and discharges 75 m³/day.

Stary Kostrzyn wastewater treatment plant is located in the village of Stary Kostrzyn, part of the town Kostrzyn nad Odrą in województwo lubuskie, western Poland. The plant serves a small population of 526 residents, reflecting its role in a rural setting near the German border. The facility provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations with a population equivalent below 2,000. The plant has a designed capacity of 618 m³/day and currently discharges 75 m³/day of treated wastewater, indicating it operates well below its capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Odra River (Oder). The Odra flows northward to the Szczecin Lagoon and then into the Baltic Sea. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect the Odra River basin from organic pollution, supporting aquatic life and downstream ecosystems.

Environmental context

The plant discharges into the Odra River basin, which flows into the Szczecin Lagoon and the Baltic Sea. The Odra is an ecologically significant river supporting diverse fish species and migratory birds. The plant's secondary treatment reduces organic load and nutrients, helping to prevent eutrophication in the sensitive Baltic Sea coastal waters.

Frequently asked questions

The plant is located in Stary Kostrzyn, a village within the town of Kostrzyn nad Odrą, in województwo lubuskie, western Poland, near the border with Germany.

The plant serves a population of 526 people, making it a small-scale facility for a rural community.

The treated wastewater is discharged into the local watershed, which drains into the Odra River. The Odra flows north to the Szczecin Lagoon and then into the Baltic Sea.

The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for small agglomerations with a population equivalent under 2,000.

As a Polish plant serving fewer than 2,000 people, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for such small agglomerations to protect water quality in the Odra River basin and the Baltic Sea.