ROWP Compania de Apa Dambovita suc IL Caragiale Wastewater Treatment Plant, Ion Luca Caragiale

The ROWP Compania de Apa Dambovita suc IL Caragiale wastewater treatment plant serves the town of Ion Luca Caragiale in Dâmbovița County, Romania. It is a secondary treatment facility designed to handle the municipal wastewater of approximately 2830 residents, with a designed capacity of 6500 m³/day and an average discharge volume of 227.1 m³/day. As a secondary treatment plant, it employs biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, meeting the standards required under Romanian and EU regulations. The plant operates under the framework of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size (under 10,000 population equivalent) as a minimum requirement. The treated effluent is discharged into local surface waters, which eventually drain into the Ialomița River and then into the Danube River, ultimately reaching the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local watershed from untreated sewage, supporting water quality in the downstream aquatic ecosystems.

The plant discharges into the Ialomița River basin, a tributary of the Danube, which flows into the Black Sea. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is part of the larger Danube River ecosystem, a critical migratory corridor for fish and bird species. The treatment plant helps reduce nutrient and pollutant loads, mitigating eutrophication risks in downstream water bodies.