Overview
Wolowice secondary treatment plant serves about 3,000 people in Wołowice, małopolskie, Poland. It discharges 428 m³/day of treated wastewater under EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
The Wolowice wastewater treatment plant is located in Wołowice, a village in the gmina Czernichów, powiat krakowski, małopolskie province, Poland. The facility provides secondary treatment and serves a population of approximately 3,003, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Polish and EU regulations. As a secondary treatment plant, Wolowice meets 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 14,950 m³/day and currently discharges an average of 428 m³/day of treated effluent, indicating significant spare capacity. The treated wastewater from Wolowice ultimately drains into the Vistula River basin, which flows northward through Kraków and Warsaw before reaching the Baltic Sea. The plant's operations help protect local water quality in the region's surface waters, supporting aquatic ecosystems and downstream communities.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Vistula River basin, which flows through southern and central Poland to the Baltic Sea. The Vistula is a major European river supporting diverse aquatic life and providing water for agriculture and industry. The plant's secondary treatment reduces organic pollutants and suspended solids, helping maintain water quality in this ecologically important watershed.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Wołowice, a village in the gmina Czernichów, powiat krakowski, małopolskie province, Poland.
The plant serves approximately 3,003 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU regulations.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
As a Polish plant serving fewer than 10,000 people, it must comply with the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for all inland discharges from agglomerations above 2,000 population equivalent.
The treated effluent discharges into the Vistula River basin, which flows through southern and central Poland to the Baltic Sea.
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