ROWP BERESTI Wastewater Treatment Plant, Berești, Romania

ROWP BERESTI is a wastewater treatment plant located in Berești, Galați County, Romania. The facility serves a small population of 894 residents, reflecting its role in a rural or small-town setting. The plant's designed capacity is 1,390 m³/day, with a reported discharge volume of 95.04 m³/day. As a primary treatment facility, ROWP BERESTI provides basic physical treatment such as sedimentation to remove suspended solids. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), agglomerations with a population equivalent (PE) under 2,000 are not required to have a collecting system or treatment, but Romania has opted to provide treatment for this community. The plant's primary level is below the secondary treatment standard typically expected for larger agglomerations. The plant discharges treated wastewater into a local water body, which eventually drains into the Prut River basin and then into the Danube River. The Danube flows into the Black Sea, making this plant part of a large transboundary watershed. The surrounding area is predominantly agricultural, and the plant helps protect local streams from untreated sewage.

ROWP BERESTI discharges into a local tributary that flows into the Prut River, a major tributary of the Danube. The Danube River carries water through several countries before reaching the Black Sea. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is important for migratory fish species. The plant's primary treatment reduces larger solids but does not remove nutrients, so downstream ecosystems may receive elevated organic loads.