Overview
Kybartu aglomeracija is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Kybartai, Lithuania, serving a population of 1,230. It discharges 158.64 thousand m³/year and has a designed capacity of 4,200 m³/day.
Kybartu aglomeracija is a wastewater treatment plant located in Kybartai, a town in the Marijampolė County of southwestern Lithuania. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,230 people and is part of the country's municipal wastewater infrastructure. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. It has a designed capacity of 4,200 m³/day and currently discharges 158.64 thousand m³ of treated wastewater annually. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Nemunas River basin, which flows into the Curonian Lagoon and then the Baltic Sea. This makes the plant's performance important for protecting the sensitive Baltic Sea ecosystem from nutrient pollution.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Nemunas River basin, which flows into the Curonian Lagoon and then the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Sea is a semi-enclosed brackish sea highly sensitive to eutrophication from nutrient inputs. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce organic load, but nutrient removal may be limited, contributing to regional nutrient management challenges.
Frequently asked questions
Kybartu aglomeracija is located in Kybartai, a town in the Marijampolė County of southwestern Lithuania, near the border with Russia.
The plant serves a population of approximately 1,230 people.
The treated wastewater is discharged into local water bodies that are part of the Nemunas River basin, which flows into the Curonian Lagoon and ultimately the Baltic 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 Lithuanian plant serving fewer than 2,000 people, it falls under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale.