Overview
ROWP Primaria Costesti is a secondary treatment plant serving 226 people in Costești, Vâlcea, Romania. It discharges 90.47 m³/day of treated wastewater into the local watershed.
ROWP Primaria Costesti is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Costești, Vâlcea County, Romania. The facility serves a small population of 226 residents, reflecting its role in a rural or peri-urban community. The plant is situated in the Southern Carpathians foothills, an area characterized by forested terrain and small settlements. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment stage required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations with a population equivalent below 10,000. With a designed capacity of 2,900 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity, treating an average of 90.47 m³/day. This suggests the facility is sized for future growth or seasonal peaks. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse within the Olt River basin, which flows southward to join the Danube River and eventually the Black Sea. The plant's operation helps protect downstream water quality in a region known for its biodiversity and forest ecosystems.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Olt River, part of the Danube basin that drains into the Black Sea. The Olt River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the Carpathian region. The surrounding area includes forested hills and small agricultural plots, where maintaining water quality is essential for local ecosystems and downstream communities.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Costești, Vâlcea County, Romania, along Drum forestier Valea Prislopului. It serves the local community in a rural area near the Southern Carpathians.
The plant serves a population of 226 people, making it a small-scale municipal facility typical of rural settlements in Romania.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local watercourse within the Olt River basin, which flows south to the Danube River and ultimately the Black Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids. This meets the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive requirements for small agglomerations.
As a Romanian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), transposed into national law. For agglomerations under 10,000 population equivalent, secondary treatment is required, which this plant provides.
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