Overview
Szepietowo wastewater treatment plant in województwo podlaskie, Poland, serves 881 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 125.62 m³/day of treated wastewater, with a designed capacity of 2660 m³/day.
Szepietowo wastewater treatment plant is located in the town of Szepietowo, in województwo podlaskie, northeastern Poland. The facility serves a population of 881, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Polish and EU regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. The plant has a designed capacity of 2660 m³/day and currently treats 125.62 m³/day of wastewater. Treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Bug River basin, eventually reaching the Baltic Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting local water quality in this rural agricultural region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into small streams that flow into the Bug River, a major tributary of the Narew River, which ultimately drains into the Baltic Sea via the Vistula. The region is part of the Bug River basin, an ecologically sensitive area supporting diverse aquatic life and important for migratory birds. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loads to downstream waters.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located at 3 Sportowa Street in Szepietowo, gmina Szepietowo, powiat wysokomazowiecki, województwo podlaskie, Poland.
The plant serves a population of 881, making it a small agglomeration under EU classification.
Treated wastewater is discharged into local streams that flow into the Bug River basin, eventually reaching the Baltic Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which meets the minimum requirement of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
The plant has a designed capacity of 2660 m³/day, with a current discharge volume of 125.62 m³/day.
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