Overview
ROWP APA CTTA SUC SEBES COMUNA SUGAG is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Șugag, Alba, Romania, serving 1,424 people with a designed capacity of 1,500 m³/day.
ROWP APA CTTA SUC SEBES COMUNA SUGAG is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Șugag, a commune in Alba County, Romania. The plant serves a population of 1,424 and has a designed capacity of 1,500 m³/day, with a reported discharge volume of 40.28 m³/day. As a secondary treatment facility, the plant provides biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000 are required to have secondary treatment. Although this plant serves fewer than 2,000 people, it still meets the secondary treatment standard, reflecting Romania's alignment with EU environmental regulations. The plant discharges treated wastewater into a local watercourse within the Mureș River basin, which flows westward to the Tisza River and ultimately into the Danube River and the Black Sea. The surrounding area is mountainous, part of the Southern Carpathians, and the plant plays a key role in protecting local streams and downstream ecosystems from untreated sewage.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Mureș River, which flows through the Transylvanian region into the Tisza River and then the Danube, reaching the Black Sea. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is part of a mountainous ecosystem sensitive to nutrient pollution. The secondary treatment helps reduce organic load and protect downstream water quality in this ecologically important area.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located on DN67C in Șugag, Alba County, Romania, in the Southern Carpathians region.
The plant serves a population of 1,424 people in the Șugag commune.
The plant discharges treated wastewater into a local tributary of the Mureș River, which flows through the Tisza and Danube basins to the Black Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting EU standards for smaller agglomerations.
Romania, as an EU member, implements the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). Plants serving under 2,000 population equivalent are not strictly required to have secondary treatment, but this plant voluntarily meets that standard, contributing to improved water quality in the Mureș basin.
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