Overview
ROWP Draguseni is a secondary treatment plant serving 284 people in Drăgușeni, Botoșani, Romania. It discharges 25.56 m³/day of treated wastewater, with a designed capacity of 2000 m³/day.
ROWP Draguseni is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Drăgușeni, a commune in Botoșani County, northeastern Romania. The plant serves a small population of 284 residents, reflecting the rural character of the area. It operates under Romania's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard biological process that removes organic matter and suspended solids. With a designed capacity of 2000 m³/day and an actual discharge of 25.56 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating potential for future growth or seasonal variations. The facility is managed as part of the local municipal wastewater infrastructure. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Prut River basin, eventually reaching the Danube River and the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's water quality, supporting aquatic life in the downstream ecosystems, and preventing nutrient pollution in the sensitive Black Sea coastal zone.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge enters small streams in the Prut River basin, which flows into the Danube and ultimately the Black Sea. The Black Sea is a semi-enclosed sea with significant eutrophication challenges due to nutrient inputs from agriculture and wastewater. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce organic and nutrient loads, supporting the ecological health of downstream water bodies and contributing to regional water quality goals.
Frequently asked questions
ROWP Draguseni is located in Drăgușeni, a commune in Botoșani County, northeastern Romania.
The plant serves a population of 284 residents, typical of a small rural agglomeration.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local watercourses that are part of the Prut River basin, which flows into the Danube and then the Black Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which involves biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting EU standards for small agglomerations.
Romania follows the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations with a population equivalent above 2,000. For smaller plants like ROWP Draguseni, appropriate treatment is still mandated to protect local water quality.
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