Overview
Trzebiszyn wastewater treatment plant in Grabie, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, serves 535 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 76.28 m³/day and has a design capacity of 1900 m³/day.
Trzebiszyn is a wastewater treatment plant located in Grabie, a village in the Opole Voivodeship of southern Poland. The facility serves a population of 535 and operates under secondary treatment standards, which is the baseline requirement for smaller agglomerations under Polish and EU regulations. The plant has a design capacity of 1900 m³/day and currently discharges an average of 76.28 m³/day of treated wastewater. As a secondary treatment facility, it removes organic matter and suspended solids, meeting the effluent standards set by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations under 10,000 population equivalent. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Oder River basin, which flows northward to the Baltic Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting local streams and groundwater from untreated sewage, supporting the ecological health of the region's aquatic ecosystems.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into small streams within the Oder River basin, which flows through southwestern Poland and into the Baltic Sea via the Szczecin Lagoon. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is part of a region with agricultural and forested areas. Proper treatment helps prevent nutrient pollution and maintains water quality in downstream habitats.
Frequently asked questions
Trzebiszyn plant is located in Grabie, a village in the Opole Voivodeship of southern Poland, near the town of Łubniany.
The plant serves a population of 535, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU wastewater directives.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local streams that are part of the Oder River basin, which flows to the Baltic Sea.
Trzebiszyn provides secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting EU standards for small communities.
As a Polish plant serving under 2,000 population equivalent, it falls under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires appropriate treatment to protect receiving waters.
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