Overview
ROWP SC APA CANAL SA sector Racovita is a secondary treatment plant serving Racovița, Sibiu, Romania. It treats wastewater for approximately 2,302 residents with a designed capacity of 1,800 m³/day.
ROWP SC APA CANAL SA sector Racovita is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Racovița, Sibiu County, Romania. The facility serves a population of approximately 2,302 residents, 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 discharges into freshwater bodies from agglomerations of this size. The designed capacity is 1,800 m³/day, with an average discharge volume of 815.08 m³/day, indicating operational headroom. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse within the Olt River basin, which flows southward to the Danube River and ultimately into the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting local water quality and downstream ecosystems in the Transylvanian region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Olt River, part of the Danube River basin that drains into the Black Sea. The Olt River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the Carpathian region. Secondary treatment reduces organic pollutants and suspended solids, helping to maintain water quality in the downstream river system and the Danube Delta ecosystem.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Racovița, Sibiu County, Romania, at the address Izvor pe Culmea Moasei, Sebesu des Sus - Cabana Suru.
The plant serves approximately 2,302 residents, making it a small-scale municipal facility.
The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse within the Olt River basin, which flows into the Danube River and then the Black Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for discharges into freshwater from agglomerations of this size.
As a Romanian facility, the plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations with a population equivalent above 2,000.
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