Overview
ROWP SC APA PROD SA CO Deva PL Dobra is a secondary treatment plant in Stretea, Romania, serving approximately 1,000 people. It discharges 5.52 million m³/year of treated wastewater.
ROWP SC APA PROD SA CO Deva PL Dobra is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Stretea, a locality within Dobra commune, Hunedoara County, Romania. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,000 residents, 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. The designed capacity is 1,400 m³/day, and the actual discharge volume is 5.52 million m³ per year, indicating operational activity consistent with the served population. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Mureș River basin, a major tributary of the Tisza River, which flows into the Danube and then the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting local water quality and downstream ecosystems in the Mureș catchment.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Mureș River, which flows through western Romania into Hungary, joining the Tisza River and eventually the Danube before reaching the Black Sea. The Mureș basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the Carpathian region. Secondary treatment helps reduce organic pollution and nutrient loads, safeguarding water quality for downstream communities and habitats.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Stretea, Dobra commune, Hunedoara County, Romania.
The plant serves approximately 1,000 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that flows into the Mureș River basin, part of the Tisza-Danube system leading to the Black Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the EU standard for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size under the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
Romania, as an EU member state, implements the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). Plants serving small agglomerations like this one must meet secondary treatment standards to protect receiving water bodies.
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