Overview
UWWTP_CRNUCE is a municipal wastewater treatment plant serving approximately 9,200 people in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
UWWTP_CRNUCE is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in the Četrtna skupnost Posavje district of Ljubljana, Slovenia. It serves a population of approximately 9,239 people, placing it in the small-to-medium agglomeration category under EU classification. As a Slovenian 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. The plant's treatment processes and capacity are managed to meet these regulatory standards, ensuring compliance with national and EU water quality objectives. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Sava River and then the Danube River basin, reaching the Black Sea. This downstream connection highlights the plant's role in protecting both local water quality and the broader Danube ecosystem, which supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Sava River catchment, part of the Danube River basin that flows into the Black Sea. This watershed supports diverse aquatic habitats and is an important ecological corridor for migratory fish species. The plant's treatment helps protect downstream water quality in this sensitive transboundary river system.
Frequently asked questions
UWWTP_CRNUCE is located in the Četrtna skupnost Posavje district of Ljubljana, Slovenia, at Tesovnikova ulica in the Mala vas area.
The plant serves approximately 9,239 people, classifying it as a small-to-medium agglomeration under EU standards.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which flows into the Sava River and eventually the Danube River basin, reaching the Black Sea.
As a Slovenian 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 typically require secondary treatment, which includes biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
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