ROWP SC APAVIL SA Baile Govora Wastewater Treatment Plant, Băile Govora, Vâlcea County

ROWP SC APAVIL SA Baile Govora is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located at 8A Strada Stejarului in Băile Govora, Vâlcea County, Romania. The plant serves a population of 2,761 and operates under Romania's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale. The plant provides secondary treatment, meeting the standard required for inland communities under EU regulations. With a designed capacity of 4,200 m³/day and an average discharge volume of 298.22 m³/day, the facility operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth or seasonal variations. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that eventually drain into the Olt River basin, a major tributary of the Danube River. The Danube then flows into the Black Sea, making the plant's performance relevant to downstream water quality in the Danube Delta and Black Sea coastal ecosystems.

The plant discharges into the Olt River basin, which flows southward to join the Danube River near the Bulgarian border. The Danube carries water through the Danube Delta, a vast wetland complex that supports diverse aquatic life and serves as a critical migratory corridor for birds. The Black Sea receives the final outflow, where nutrient loading from upstream sources can contribute to eutrophication. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce organic pollutants and suspended solids, protecting these downstream environments.