Overview
ROWP Stauceni is a secondary treatment plant serving 818 people in Santa Mare, Botoșani, Romania. It discharges treated wastewater into local waterways, supporting the Prut River basin.
ROWP Stauceni is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Santa Mare, Botoșani County, Romania. It serves a small population of 818 residents, reflecting its role in rural wastewater management. The plant is situated near the DN24C road, in the northeastern part of the country. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment stage required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. While the designed capacity is 1,658 cubic meters per day, the actual discharge volume is 109.56 units, indicating operational capacity well within design limits. The plant's operational status and treatment process details are consistent with typical small-scale facilities in the region. The treated effluent from ROWP Stauceni ultimately drains into the Prut River basin, which flows southward to the Danube River and then into the Black Sea. This downstream pathway highlights the plant's role in protecting local water quality and the broader Danube ecosystem, which supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for fish species.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that feed into the Prut River, a major tributary of the Danube. The Danube then flows into the Black Sea, making this plant part of a vast transboundary watershed. The region's aquatic ecosystems support diverse species, and the plant's secondary treatment helps reduce organic pollution and nutrient loads, mitigating eutrophication risks in downstream waters.
Frequently asked questions
ROWP Stauceni is located in Santa Mare, Botoșani County, Romania, near the DN24C road.
The plant serves a population of 818 people, typical of a small rural agglomeration.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local watercourses that flow into the Prut River basin, ultimately reaching the Danube and the Black Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for 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 settlements with a population equivalent above 2,000, though smaller plants like this one are also subject to national standards.
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