ROWP Asoc Intercomunitara de dezvoltare Ciugud Berghin ev Ciugud - Berghin Wastewater Treatment Plant

ROWP Asoc Intercomunitara de dezvoltare Ciugud Berghin ev Ciugud is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Berghin, Alba County, Romania. The facility serves a small population of around 600 residents, reflecting its role in a rural or small-town setting. As part of the intercommunity association, it supports local sanitation needs in the Ciugud-Berghin area. 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 below 10,000. Although the designed capacity is 3,000 m³/day, the actual discharge volume is reported at 29.31 m³/day, indicating significant spare capacity. Secondary treatment typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse, which ultimately drains into the Mureș River basin and then into the Tisza River, part of the Danube River system. The plant's operation contributes to protecting the local aquatic environment and downstream ecosystems, including the Tisza and Danube, by reducing pollutant loads from domestic wastewater.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Mureș River, which flows into the Tisza River and eventually the Danube River before reaching the Black Sea. The Mureș River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the Carpathian Basin. The secondary treatment helps mitigate nutrient and organic pollution, safeguarding water quality in this transboundary river system.