ROWP Primaria Osica de Sus Vladuleni, Cioroiașu

Overview

ROWP Primaria Osica de Sus Vladuleni is a secondary treatment plant serving Cioroiașu, Romania, with a population equivalent of 1,870. It discharges 25.74 m³/day of treated wastewater.

ROWP Primaria Osica de Sus Vladuleni is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Cioroiașu, a village in Fălcoiu commune, Olt County, Romania. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,870 people, classifying it as a small 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 freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size. The designed capacity is 1,600 m³/day, and the current discharge volume is 25.74 m³/day, indicating the plant operates well below its capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Olt River, a major tributary of the Danube. The Danube then flows into the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the Olt River basin from nutrient pollution and organic load, supporting aquatic life and downstream water quality.

Environmental context

The plant discharges into the Olt River basin, which flows southward into the Danube River and eventually the Black Sea. The Olt River supports diverse aquatic ecosystems and is used for irrigation and recreation. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids, mitigating eutrophication risks in the Danube Delta and Black Sea coastal zone.

Frequently asked questions

The plant is located on Strada Cot in Cioroiașu, a village in Fălcoiu commune, Olt County, Romania.

The plant serves a population equivalent of 1,870 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU regulations.

The treated wastewater is discharged into local watercourses that flow into the Olt River, a major tributary of the Danube, which ultimately reaches the Black Sea.

The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size discharging into freshwater.

As a Romanian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), transposed into national law, which mandates secondary treatment for small agglomerations and tertiary treatment in sensitive areas.