Overview
ROWP SC URBAN SA Slobozia serves approximately 53,933 people in Slobozia, Ialomița County, Romania. The plant discharges treated wastewater into the local watershed, which drains toward the Danube River and the Black Sea.
ROWP SC URBAN SA Slobozia is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Slobozia, Ialomița County, Romania. Serving a population of approximately 53,933, the facility is a key component of the region's sanitation infrastructure, supporting the urban and peri-urban communities in the area. As a plant serving a medium-sized agglomeration in Romania, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale. The regulatory framework ensures compliance with European standards for effluent quality. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into the local water network, which ultimately flows into the Danube River and reaches the Black Sea. This downstream connection underscores the plant's role in protecting the ecological health of the Danube basin and the Black Sea coastal environment, which supports diverse aquatic life and important migratory species.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Ialomița River basin, a tributary of the Danube River. The Danube flows into the Black Sea, a semi-enclosed sea with sensitive ecosystems. The region supports diverse aquatic habitats and is an important corridor for migratory fish and birds. Proper treatment helps mitigate nutrient loading and pollution in this downstream environment.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located on Strada Măgurii in Bora, Slobozia, Ialomița County, Romania.
The plant serves approximately 53,933 people in the Slobozia area.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local water network, which flows into the Ialomița River, a tributary of the Danube River, and ultimately reaches the Black Sea.
As a Romanian plant serving over 10,000 people, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which mandates secondary treatment and compliance with effluent standards.
Under the EU UWWTD, agglomerations of this size require at least secondary treatment. Many plants also incorporate nutrient removal to protect sensitive receiving waters like the Danube and Black Sea.
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