ROWP Victor Vlad Delamarina Wastewater Treatment Plant, Pini, Romania

ROWP Victor Vlad Delamarina is a wastewater treatment facility located in Pini, a village within the commune of Victor Vlad Delamarina in Timiș County, western Romania. The plant serves a small population of 118 residents, reflecting its role in a rural setting. As a secondary treatment plant, it provides biological treatment to reduce organic pollutants before discharge. The plant has a designed capacity of 1,500 m³/day and reports a discharge volume of 30.07 m³/day, indicating operation well below capacity. Under Romania's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), small agglomerations under 2,000 population equivalent (PE) are required to provide appropriate treatment; secondary treatment meets this standard for the community served. The treated effluent is discharged into local surface waters that eventually drain into the Timiș River, a tributary of the Tisa River, which flows into the Danube and ultimately the Black Sea. The plant helps protect the local watershed from untreated sewage, supporting water quality in the Timiș River basin and downstream ecosystems.

The plant discharges into a local watercourse that flows into the Timiș River, part of the Tisa River basin, which drains into the Danube and then the Black Sea. The Timiș River supports diverse aquatic life and is used for irrigation and recreation. The plant's secondary treatment reduces organic load and nutrients, helping to prevent eutrophication in downstream waters.