Overview
Szczurowa wastewater treatment plant in Poland serves a small population of 82 with secondary treatment. It discharges 11.69 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 2550 m³/day.
The Szczurowa wastewater treatment plant is located in the village of Szczurowa, within the małopolskie province of Poland. It serves a small population of 82 residents, reflecting its role in a rural community. The plant is part of Poland's municipal wastewater infrastructure, which operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). As a secondary treatment facility, Szczurowa provides biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The plant has a designed capacity of 2550 m³/day, significantly larger than the current discharge volume of 11.69 m³/day, indicating substantial reserve capacity. This scale of treatment is typical for small agglomerations in Poland, where secondary treatment is the minimum standard required by EU regulations for inland freshwater discharges. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that eventually drain into the Vistula River basin, which flows northward to the Baltic Sea. The surrounding region is predominantly agricultural, and the plant plays a key role in protecting local streams and groundwater from untreated sewage. Proper wastewater management in this area supports the ecological health of the Vistula catchment and the Baltic Sea.
Environmental context
The Szczurowa plant discharges into local streams that are part of the Vistula River basin, Poland's largest river system. The Vistula flows through Krakow and Warsaw before reaching the Baltic Sea via the Gulf of Gdańsk. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems from nutrient pollution, which can cause eutrophication in the Baltic Sea. The region's agricultural land use makes effective nutrient removal important for maintaining water quality in the catchment.
Frequently asked questions
The Szczurowa plant is located in the village of Szczurowa, in the małopolskie province of Poland, within the powiat brzeski district.
The plant serves a small population of 82 residents, typical of a rural community in southern Poland.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which involves biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids before discharge.
As a Polish facility, the plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for inland discharges from agglomerations of this size.
The plant protects local watercourses in the Vistula River basin from untreated sewage, helping to prevent nutrient pollution that could affect the Baltic Sea ecosystem.
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