ROWP Primaria BARU MARE Sat LIVADIA Wastewater Treatment Plant, Livadia, Romania

ROWP Primaria BARU MARE Sat LIVADIA is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Livadia, a village in Baru commune, Hunedoara County, Romania. The plant serves a population of 1,880 and has a designed capacity of 2,000 m³/day, indicating it operates below full capacity. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000. As Romania is an EU member state, this facility must comply with the directive's requirements for effluent quality and monitoring. The treated wastewater is discharged into local watercourses that eventually flow into the Strei River, a tributary of the Mureș River, which drains into the Tisza River and ultimately the Danube River and Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local watershed and downstream aquatic ecosystems from untreated sewage.

The plant discharges into the Strei River basin, part of the larger Mureș River catchment that flows into the Tisza and Danube Rivers before reaching the Black Sea. The area supports diverse aquatic life and is important for regional biodiversity. Proper treatment helps prevent nutrient pollution and eutrophication in downstream water bodies.