Overview
ROWP PDILOAIEI is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving Podu Iloaiei, Romania. It has a designed capacity of 18,000 m³/day and discharges treated effluent into local water bodies.
ROWP PDILOAIEI is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Podu Iloaiei, Iași County, Romania. It serves a population of approximately 11,485 people, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under Romanian and EU regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 18,000 m³/day and a current discharge volume of 975.82 m³/day, the plant has significant reserve capacity to accommodate future growth. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that eventually flow into the Prut River, a major tributary of the Danube. The Danube then carries the water to the Black Sea, making the plant's performance important for downstream water quality in the Danube basin and the Black Sea coastal ecosystem.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into small streams near Podu Iloaiei, which are part of the Prut River basin. The Prut River flows into the Danube, which ultimately reaches the Black Sea. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in eastern Romania. Proper treatment helps protect downstream water quality and the sensitive Black Sea marine environment.
Frequently asked questions
ROWP PDILOAIEI is located in Podu Iloaiei, Iași County, Romania, near the village of Scobâlțeni.
The plant serves approximately 11,485 people, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under EU regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into local streams that flow into the Prut River, a tributary of the Danube, which eventually reaches the Black Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, meeting the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
As an EU member state, Romania implements the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). Plants serving over 10,000 people must have at least secondary treatment, which ROWP PDILOAIEI provides.
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