Overview
Tarczyn wastewater treatment plant serves the Jeziorzany area in Mazowieckie, Poland. It provides secondary treatment and has a designed capacity of 40,000 m³/day.
The Tarczyn wastewater treatment plant is located in Jeziorzany, within the gmina Tarczyn in the Mazowieckie voivodeship of Poland. It serves a small population of 99 people, reflecting its role in a rural or suburban setting. 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, the plant employs biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. Its designed capacity of 40,000 m³/day suggests it was built to accommodate future growth or seasonal variations. The current discharge volume is 14.12 m³/day, indicating low utilization relative to capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that eventually drain into the Vistula River basin, which flows northward to the Baltic Sea. The plant's operations help protect downstream aquatic ecosystems from nutrient pollution and organic loading, supporting water quality in the region.
Environmental context
The Tarczyn plant discharges into local streams that are part of the Vistula River catchment. The Vistula is Poland's largest river and flows into the Baltic Sea, a semi-enclosed sea sensitive to eutrophication. The plant's secondary treatment reduces biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids, helping to mitigate nutrient inputs that could otherwise contribute to algal blooms in the Baltic. The surrounding Mazowieckie region features agricultural and forested areas, where maintaining water quality is important for both ecological health and human use.
Frequently asked questions
The Tarczyn plant is located in Jeziorzany, a village in the gmina Tarczyn, powiat piaseczyński, in the Mazowieckie voivodeship of Poland.
The plant has a designed capacity of 40,000 m³ per day, though current discharge volume is 14.12 m³ per day, indicating low utilization.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which typically involves biological processes to break down organic matter and reduce suspended solids before discharge.
The plant discharges into local water bodies that are part of the Vistula River basin, which flows to the Baltic Sea. Its treatment helps maintain water quality in this catchment.
As a Polish facility, the plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale.
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