ROWP CL Gura Teghii, Gura Teghii

Overview

ROWP CL Gura Teghii is a secondary treatment plant serving 204 people in Gura Teghii, Romania. It discharges 111.21 m³/day of treated wastewater into local water bodies.

ROWP CL Gura Teghii is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Gura Teghii, Buzău County, Romania. The plant serves a small population of 204 residents, reflecting its role in a rural community. Its designed capacity is 1000 m³/day, with an actual discharge volume of 111.21 m³/day, indicating low utilization. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations under 2,000 population equivalent. Romania, as an EU member state, implements this directive, ensuring that even small plants meet basic treatment standards to protect water quality. The treated effluent is discharged into local streams that drain into the Buzău River, a tributary of the Siret River, which ultimately flows into the Danube River and then the Black Sea. The plant's operation helps safeguard the Buzău River ecosystem and downstream water quality in the Danube basin.

Environmental context

The plant discharges into local watercourses that feed the Buzău River, part of the Siret River basin, which flows into the Danube and then the Black Sea. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is important for regional biodiversity. The secondary treatment reduces organic pollutants and suspended solids, protecting the ecological health of the receiving streams and downstream environments.

Frequently asked questions

ROWP CL Gura Teghii is located at Strada Prundului, Gura Teghii, Buzău County, Romania.

The plant serves a population of 204 people, typical of a small rural community.

The plant discharges treated effluent into local streams that flow into the Buzău River, part of the Siret River basin, ultimately reaching the Danube and the Black Sea.

As a Romanian plant under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), it must provide secondary treatment for agglomerations under 2,000 population equivalent, which it does.

For small agglomerations under 2,000 PE, the EU directive requires secondary treatment. Many such plants in Romania use biological processes like activated sludge or trickling filters to meet standards.