Overview
ROWP Serviciul Public Turceni is a municipal wastewater treatment plant serving Turceni, Gorj, Romania. It treats wastewater from a population of approximately 4,180.
ROWP Serviciul Public Turceni is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Turceni, Gorj County, Romania. The plant serves a population of approximately 4,180 residents in the town and surrounding area. As a small agglomeration in Romania, the plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for discharges into freshwater. Typical facilities of this scale employ biological treatment to meet national and EU standards. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Jiu River, a major tributary of the Danube. The Danube ultimately flows into the Black Sea, making the plant's performance important for downstream water quality and the Black Sea ecosystem.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Jiu River basin, which flows southward to join the Danube River. The Danube carries water through the Danube Delta, a vast wetland that supports diverse aquatic life and migratory birds. The Black Sea receives the final outflow, and nutrient pollution from upstream sources can contribute to eutrophication in the sea's northwestern shelf.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located on Strada Muncii, in the Jilțu area of Turceni, Gorj County, Romania.
The plant serves approximately 4,180 residents in Turceni and the surrounding area.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Jiu River, a tributary of the Danube River.
As a Romanian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size discharging into freshwater.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, plants serving between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalent are generally required to provide secondary treatment, which involves biological processes to remove organic matter.
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