Overview
ROWP CL Veresti is a primary treatment plant serving Liteni, Suceava, Romania. It discharges 76.33 m³/day of treated wastewater, with a designed capacity of 7,630 m³/day.
ROWP CL Veresti is a wastewater treatment plant located in Liteni, Suceava County, Romania. It serves a population of 339 and operates with primary treatment, the minimum level required under Romanian and EU regulations for small agglomerations. The plant has a designed capacity of 7,630 m³/day and currently discharges 76.33 m³/day of treated wastewater. As a small facility, it falls under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations over 2,000 population equivalent, but allows primary treatment for smaller communities in certain circumstances. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that flow into the Siret River, a major tributary of the Danube. The Danube ultimately drains into the Black Sea. The plant's operation helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems from untreated sewage, supporting biodiversity in the Siret basin.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that feed the Siret River, a significant tributary of the Danube. The Danube River flows into the Black Sea, a semi-enclosed sea with sensitive ecological conditions. The Siret basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important corridor for migratory fish. Primary treatment reduces suspended solids and some organic load, but nutrients remain largely untreated, which can contribute to eutrophication in downstream waters.
Frequently asked questions
ROWP CL Veresti is located in Liteni, Suceava County, Romania, at coordinates 47.52° N, 26.55° E.
The plant serves a population of 339 people, classifying it as a very small agglomeration under EU definitions.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local watercourses that flow into the Siret River, a major tributary of the Danube, which ultimately reaches the Black Sea.
ROWP CL Veresti provides primary treatment, which involves physical sedimentation to remove suspended solids. For small agglomerations under 2,000 population equivalent, primary treatment may be acceptable under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
Romania, as an EU member state, implements the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). Plants serving fewer than 2,000 population equivalent, like ROWP CL Veresti, are subject to less stringent requirements, but must still ensure adequate treatment to protect local water quality.
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