Overview
ROWP Pleasa the former BEGA REAL PLEASA Company is a primary treatment plant serving 182 people in Țânțăreni, Romania. It has a designed capacity of 1000 m³/day and discharges into local water bodies.
ROWP Pleasa the former BEGA REAL PLEASA Company is a wastewater treatment plant located in Țânțăreni, a locality in Prahova County, Romania. The plant serves a small population of 182 people, reflecting its role in a rural or peri-urban setting. Its designed capacity of 1000 m³/day indicates it is sized for a small agglomeration. The plant provides primary treatment, which involves physical processes such as sedimentation to remove settleable solids. Under Romanian and EU regulations, smaller agglomerations like this one may be subject to less stringent treatment requirements compared to larger urban centers. The plant operates within the framework of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which sets standards for collection and treatment based on population equivalents and receiving water sensitivity. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that eventually drain into the Prahova River, a tributary of the Ialomița River, which flows into the Danube. The Danube then empties into the Black Sea. The plant's location inland and its small scale reduce its direct impact on coastal ecosystems, but proper treatment is essential to protect the local watershed and downstream aquatic life.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that flow into the Prahova River, part of the Danube basin. The Danube carries water to the Black Sea, a semi-enclosed sea with sensitive ecosystems. The Prahova River supports diverse aquatic life and is used for irrigation and recreation. Primary treatment reduces solids but may not fully address nutrient loads, which can contribute to eutrophication downstream.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located on Strada Științei in Țânțăreni, a locality in Blejoi commune, Prahova County, Romania.
The plant serves a population of 182 people, indicating it is a small-scale facility for a rural community.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local watercourses that eventually flow into the Prahova River, part of the Danube basin leading to the Black Sea.
The plant provides primary treatment, which involves physical processes like sedimentation to remove settleable solids. For small agglomerations in Romania, this level may be acceptable under EU regulations depending on the receiving water body.
As a Romanian plant serving fewer than 2,000 population equivalents, it falls under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) which requires appropriate treatment for small agglomerations. Primary treatment is often considered adequate for such scales unless the receiving waters are sensitive.
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