Overview
ROWP Capusu Mare is a secondary treatment plant serving 763 people in Căpușu Mare, Romania. It discharges 113.18 m³/day of treated wastewater into the local watershed.
ROWP Capusu Mare is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Căpușu Mare, a commune in Cluj County, Romania. The plant serves a population of 763 and is situated along DN1, a major national road connecting Cluj-Napoca to the west. Its scale classifies it as a small agglomeration under Romanian and EU regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size. The designed capacity is 1,426 m³/day, and the current discharge volume is 113.18 m³/day, indicating significant spare capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Someșul Mic River, a tributary of the Someș River, which flows into the Tisza River and then the Danube. The Someșul Mic River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important water resource for the Cluj metropolitan area. The plant plays a key role in protecting downstream water quality in this sensitive river basin.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Someșul Mic River, which flows through Cluj-Napoca and joins the Someșul Mare to form the Someș River. The Someș River is a major tributary of the Tisza, which ultimately drains into the Danube River and the Black Sea. The watershed supports diverse aquatic ecosystems and is used for recreation and agriculture. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce organic pollution and nutrient loads, protecting downstream habitats.
Frequently asked questions
ROWP Capusu Mare is located in Căpușu Mare, a commune in Cluj County, Romania, along the DN1 road near the Someșul Mic River valley.
The plant serves a population of 763, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU wastewater treatment directives.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local tributary of the Someșul Mic River, which flows into the Someș River and eventually the Danube River and Black Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size.
As a Romanian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), transposed into national law. For small agglomerations, secondary treatment is mandatory to protect water quality in the Someș River basin.
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