Overview
Strzegom wastewater treatment plant serves the Morawa area in dolnośląskie, Poland, treating wastewater for approximately 34,500 residents under EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive standards.
The Strzegom wastewater treatment plant is located in Morawa, within the gmina Strzegom in powiat świdnicki, województwo dolnośląskie, Poland. It serves a population of approximately 34,495 people, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under Polish and EU regulations. As a plant operating in an EU member state, Strzegom is subject to the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The plant's treatment processes and capacity align with national implementation of this directive, ensuring compliance with effluent quality standards. The plant discharges treated wastewater into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Oder River basin, which flows northward to the Baltic Sea. This connection underscores the plant's role in protecting downstream aquatic ecosystems and the Baltic Sea from nutrient pollution.
Environmental context
The Strzegom plant discharges into the Oder River basin, a major watershed in Central Europe that flows into the Szczecin Lagoon and then the Baltic Sea. The Oder basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for fish. Protecting this system from nutrient and pollutant loads is critical for maintaining water quality in the Baltic Sea, which faces eutrophication challenges.
Frequently asked questions
The Strzegom wastewater treatment plant is located in Morawa, within the gmina Strzegom in powiat świdnicki, województwo dolnośląskie, Poland.
The plant serves approximately 34,495 people, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under EU classification.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local watercourses that are part of the Oder River basin, which ultimately flows into the Baltic Sea.
As a Polish plant serving over 10,000 people, Strzegom operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which mandates secondary treatment and, in sensitive areas, tertiary treatment to reduce nutrients.
For agglomerations of this size in Poland, secondary biological treatment is standard, often with nutrient removal to meet EU requirements for sensitive areas like the Baltic Sea catchment.
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