Overview
Wschod wastewater treatment plant serves Łaziska Górne, Poland, treating wastewater from approximately 13,000 residents. The facility operates under Polish regulations aligned with the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
Wschod is a wastewater treatment plant located in Łaziska Górne, a town in the Silesian Voivodeship of southern Poland. The plant serves a population of about 13,013 people, placing it in the small to medium agglomeration category under EU classification. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), agglomerations of this size are generally required to provide secondary treatment. Polish national regulations transpose this directive, ensuring that plants like Wschod meet appropriate effluent standards. The regulatory framework ensures compliance with environmental standards. The treated effluent from Wschod is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Vistula River basin and then into the Baltic Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's water quality and supporting the ecological health of downstream water bodies.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Vistula River basin, which flows northward through Poland and empties into the Baltic Sea via the Vistula Lagoon. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor. The Baltic Sea is a sensitive marine environment, and nutrient reduction from wastewater treatment is critical to combating eutrophication.
Frequently asked questions
Wschod is located in Łaziska Górne, in the Silesian Voivodeship of southern Poland. The address is Południowa, Łaziska Górne, powiat mikołowski, Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia, województwo śląskie, 43-176.
The plant serves approximately 13,013 people, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under EU definitions.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which flows into the Vistula River basin and eventually reaches the Baltic Sea.
The plant operates under Polish regulations that implement the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, agglomerations with a population equivalent between 10,000 and 150,000 are generally required to provide secondary treatment, which includes biological treatment to reduce organic matter and nutrients.
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