ROWP Primaria LUNCA BRADULUI Wastewater Treatment Plant, Sălard, Mureș County

ROWP Primaria LUNCA BRADULUI is a wastewater treatment plant located in Sălard, a village in Lunca Bradului commune, Mureș County, Romania. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,384 people, placing it in the small agglomeration category 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 freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size. Its designed capacity is 2,500 m³/day, with a current discharge volume of 56.32 m³/day, indicating significant spare capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Mureș River, a major tributary of the Tisza River, which ultimately flows into the Danube River and the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the Mureș River basin from nutrient pollution and supporting downstream aquatic ecosystems.

The plant discharges into the Mureș River basin, part of the larger Tisza-Danube system that flows into the Black Sea. The Mureș River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the Carpathian Basin. Secondary treatment reduces organic load and suspended solids, helping to maintain water quality in this sensitive transboundary watershed.