Overview
ROWP Apahida is a secondary treatment plant serving Apahida, Romania, with a designed capacity of 2400 m³/day and a population equivalent of 2,930. It discharges treated wastewater into the local watershed.
ROWP Apahida is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Apahida, a commune in Cluj County, Romania. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,930 and has a designed capacity of 2,400 m³/day, with an average discharge volume of 786.41 m³/day. It is part of the regional wastewater infrastructure managed under Romanian environmental regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000. This directive mandates secondary treatment for all inland discharges from such communities, ensuring compliance with European water quality standards. The treated effluent from ROWP Apahida is discharged into the local water system, which ultimately drains into the Someș River, a tributary of the Tisza River. The Tisza flows into the Danube, which reaches the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the Someș River basin from untreated sewage, supporting aquatic life and downstream water quality.
Environmental context
ROWP Apahida discharges into the Someș River basin, which flows into the Tisza River and eventually the Danube River before reaching the Black Sea. The Someș River supports diverse aquatic ecosystems and is used for irrigation and recreation. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce organic pollutants and nutrients, mitigating eutrophication risks in downstream water bodies. The surrounding area is predominantly agricultural, making the plant's role in nutrient removal important for local water quality.
Frequently asked questions
ROWP Apahida is located in Apahida, a commune in Cluj County, Romania, near the Someș River.
The plant serves a population equivalent of approximately 2,930 people.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the local water system, which flows into the Someș River and eventually reaches the Black Sea via the Tisza and Danube rivers.
ROWP Apahida provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
As a Romanian plant, ROWP Apahida operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for inland discharges from communities with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000.
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