ROWP SC APA SERV SA ROSIORI DE VEDE Wastewater Treatment Plant, Meri, Teleorman, Romania

ROWP SC APA SERV SA ROSIORI DE VEDE is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Meri, a locality within the Vedea commune, Teleorman County, Romania. The plant serves a population of around 35,378, placing it in the medium agglomeration category under Romanian and EU regulations. It is operated as part of the regional water utility infrastructure. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size discharging into freshwater. The designed capacity is 35,000 m³/day, with an actual discharge volume of 199.81 m³/day, indicating significant spare capacity. Secondary treatment typically involves biological processes such as activated sludge or trickling filters. The treated effluent is discharged into the local water system, which ultimately drains into the Vedea River, a tributary of the Danube. The Danube then flows into the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the Vedea River and downstream ecosystems from untreated wastewater, supporting water quality in the Danube basin.

The plant discharges into the Vedea River, which flows into the Danube and eventually reaches the Black Sea. The Vedea River supports diverse aquatic life and is part of the Danube basin, a major European ecological corridor. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce organic pollutants and nutrients, mitigating eutrophication risks in downstream waters.