ROWP Asoc Intercomunitara de dezvoltare Ciugud Berghin ev Berghin Wastewater Treatment Plant, Limba, Romania

Located in Limba, a locality within Ciugud commune, Alba County, Romania, this wastewater treatment plant serves a population of approximately 1210 people. The plant is operated under the framework of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which Romania has transposed into national law. As a small agglomeration, the directive requires appropriate treatment, and the plant provides secondary treatment. The plant has a designed capacity of 2000 cubic meters per day and discharges an average volume of 9.37 cubic meters per day. The treatment process is secondary, which typically involves biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The plant's capacity utilization is low, indicating ample reserve capacity for future growth or seasonal variations. Treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that eventually drain into the Mureș River, a major tributary of the Tisza River, which flows into the Danube and ultimately the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local watershed from untreated sewage, supporting aquatic life and downstream water quality in the Mureș basin.

The plant discharges into small streams that feed into the Mureș River, a significant watercourse in Transylvania. The Mureș River flows westward to join the Tisza River in Hungary, which then drains into the Danube and the Black Sea. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic ecosystems, and the plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic pollution, safeguarding downstream habitats and water quality.