Overview
ROWP SEAU BICAZ is a secondary treatment plant serving Bicaz, Romania. It treats wastewater for approximately 5,048 people with a designed capacity of 5,221 m³/day.
ROWP SEAU BICAZ is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Bicaz, Neamț County, Romania. The plant serves a population of approximately 5,048 residents, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Romanian and EU regulations. Its designed capacity is 5,221 m³/day, with an actual discharge volume of 952.26 m³/day, indicating operational headroom. 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. Secondary treatment typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, ensuring compliance with effluent quality standards before discharge. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Bistrița River, a tributary of the Siret River, which flows into the Danube and then the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the Bistrița River's water quality, supporting aquatic life and downstream ecosystems in the Carpathian region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Bistrița River, which flows through the Eastern Carpathians before joining the Siret River, a major Danube tributary. The Bistrița River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important corridor for migratory fish species. The downstream environment includes the Bicaz Gorges and the Bicaz Lake, a reservoir used for hydropower and recreation. Protecting water quality in this watershed is critical for maintaining ecological balance in the Carpathian region and the larger Danube basin.
Frequently asked questions
ROWP SEAU BICAZ is located on Strada Primăverii in the Cartierul-Nou area of Bicaz, Neamț County, Romania.
The plant serves approximately 5,048 residents, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU wastewater directives.
The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that flows into the Bistrița River, part of the Siret-Danube basin leading to the Black Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size.
As a Romanian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations with a population equivalent above 2,000 discharging into freshwater.
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