Overview
Zaluze wastewater treatment plant serves Szczutków, Poland, treating wastewater for 1,182 people. It operates at secondary treatment level with a designed capacity of 2,065 m³/day.
The Zaluze wastewater treatment plant is located in Szczutków, a village in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship of southeastern Poland. It serves a population of 1,182, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Polish and EU regulations. The plant is part of the municipal infrastructure managed by the local gmina (municipality) of Lubaczów. As a secondary treatment facility, Zaluze meets the minimum requirements of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. The plant has a designed capacity of 2,065 m³/day and discharges an average of 168.54 m³/day of treated wastewater. Polish regulations, aligned with EU standards, mandate secondary treatment for all discharges from agglomerations above 2,000 population equivalent, though smaller plants like Zaluze are also expected to comply with national water quality standards. The treated effluent from Zaluze likely discharges into a local watercourse within the Vistula River basin, which ultimately drains into 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 habitats.
Environmental context
The Zaluze plant discharges into a local tributary of the San River, which flows into the Vistula River and eventually reaches the Baltic Sea. The surrounding area is part of the Carpathian foothills, featuring sensitive aquatic ecosystems that support diverse fish and invertebrate populations. Proper treatment helps prevent nutrient enrichment and maintains water quality in downstream rivers and the Baltic Sea.
Frequently asked questions
The Zaluze plant is located in Szczutków, a village in the gmina of Lubaczów, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, southeastern Poland.
The plant serves a population of 1,182, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU and Polish wastewater regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse, likely a tributary of the San River, which flows through the Vistula basin to the Baltic Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for small agglomerations in sensitive areas.
As a Polish facility, the plant operates under national regulations transposing the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for discharges from agglomerations of this scale.
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