Stoczek Lukowski Wastewater Treatment Plant - Stoczek Łukowski, Poland

Stoczek Lukowski is a wastewater treatment plant located in Stoczek Łukowski, a town in the Lublin Voivodeship of eastern Poland. The facility serves a population of 1,742 and operates under the regulatory framework of the European Union's Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment stage that removes organic matter and suspended solids. With a designed capacity of 4,000 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 248.38 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth or seasonal variations. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Vistula River basin, which flows into the Baltic Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local watershed from pollution, supporting aquatic life and downstream ecosystems in the region.

The plant discharges into the local watershed within the Vistula River basin, which flows northward through Poland and into the Baltic Sea. This region supports diverse aquatic habitats and is important for migratory fish species. The secondary treatment provided helps reduce nutrient loads that could otherwise contribute to eutrophication in the Baltic Sea, a sensitive marine environment.