Overview
ROWP TG BUJOR is a secondary treatment plant serving Mândrești, Romania. It discharges 777.62 m³/day of treated wastewater and operates under EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive standards.
ROWP TG BUJOR is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Mândrești, a village in Galați County, Romania. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,491 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size. Its designed capacity is 3,496 m³/day, with an actual discharge volume of 777.62 m³/day, indicating operational headroom. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that drains into the Siret River, a major tributary of the Danube. The Danube ultimately flows into the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting local water quality and the downstream aquatic ecosystem.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a small watercourse that flows into the Siret River, which joins the Danube near Galați. The Danube Delta, a vast wetland and ecologically sensitive area, supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for birds. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic loads, mitigating eutrophication risks in the downstream river system and the Black Sea.
Frequently asked questions
ROWP TG BUJOR is located in Mândrești, a village in Valea Mărului commune, Galați County, Romania.
The plant serves approximately 1,491 people, making it a small agglomeration under EU classification.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local watercourse that flows into the Siret River, a tributary of the Danube, which ultimately reaches the Black Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for discharges into freshwater from agglomerations of this size.
As a Romanian plant, ROWP TG BUJOR operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), transposed into national law, which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations above 2,000 population equivalent, though smaller plants may also be regulated.
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