Overview
ROWP SC Veolia Apa Servicii SRL Otopeni is a municipal wastewater treatment plant serving approximately 12,366 people in Otopeni, Ilfov, Romania. It operates under Romania's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
ROWP SC Veolia Apa Servicii SRL Otopeni is a wastewater treatment plant located in Otopeni, Ilfov County, Romania, serving a population of about 12,366. The plant is situated near the capital Bucharest and is part of the municipal infrastructure managed by Veolia Apa Servicii. As a plant serving a medium agglomeration (10,000-15,000 people), it is subject to the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for discharges into freshwater. Romania has transposed this directive into national law, and plants of this scale are expected to meet secondary treatment standards unless designated as sensitive areas requiring tertiary treatment. The plant discharges treated wastewater into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Arges River, a tributary of the Danube. The Danube then flows into the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local watershed and downstream ecosystems from untreated sewage.
Environmental context
The plant's treated effluent enters the local drainage network, which flows into the Arges River, a major tributary of the Danube. The Danube River basin is ecologically significant, supporting diverse aquatic life and serving as a critical migratory corridor for fish species. The Black Sea, as the final receiving water body, is a semi-enclosed sea with sensitive marine ecosystems that benefit from reduced nutrient loads from upstream treatment plants.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located at Strada Carpatilor, Grand'Or, Otopeni, Ilfov, 077180, Romania, near Bucharest.
The plant serves approximately 12,366 people in the Otopeni area.
The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that flow into the Arges River, a tributary of the Danube, ultimately reaching the Black Sea.
As a Romanian plant serving a medium agglomeration, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for freshwater discharges.
Under the EU UWWTD, plants serving between 10,000 and 15,000 population equivalent are required to have at least secondary treatment, unless the receiving waters are designated as sensitive areas requiring more advanced treatment.
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