Overview
Zakladowa Biologiczna Oczyszczalnia Sciekow Zakladow Koksowniczych Zdzieszowice is a closed secondary treatment plant in Zdzieszowice, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with a designed capacity of 90,000 m³/day.
Zakladowa Biologiczna Oczyszczalnia Sciekow Zakladow Koksowniczych Zdzieszowice is a former industrial wastewater treatment plant located in Zdzieszowice, Opole Voivodeship, Poland. The plant served the local coking plant and was designed with a capacity of 90,000 m³/day, indicating it was a large-scale facility. It is now closed and no longer operational. As a secondary treatment plant, it would have provided biological treatment to reduce organic pollutants. Under Polish regulations implementing the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), industrial wastewater from coking plants requires appropriate treatment before discharge. The plant's closure suggests that wastewater management has been consolidated or upgraded elsewhere. The plant is situated inland, near the Odra River, which flows northward through western Poland and eventually reaches the Baltic Sea via the Szczecin Lagoon. The Odra River is an important waterway and ecological corridor, supporting diverse aquatic life. The plant's operations would have been subject to permits ensuring compliance with water quality standards to protect the river ecosystem.
Environmental context
The plant is located near the Odra River, a major watercourse in Central Europe that flows through Poland and Germany before emptying into the Baltic Sea via the Szczecin Lagoon. The Odra River basin supports diverse aquatic habitats and is an important migratory corridor for fish. Discharges from industrial facilities in this region must meet stringent standards to protect water quality and downstream ecosystems, including the sensitive coastal waters of the Baltic Sea.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Zdzieszowice, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, near the Odra River.
The plant had a designed capacity of 90,000 m³ per day, indicating it was a large industrial wastewater treatment facility.
The plant provided secondary treatment, which involves biological processes to reduce organic pollutants in the wastewater.
As a Polish industrial wastewater plant, it operated under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for industrial discharges and stricter standards in sensitive areas.
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