Overview
UWWTP Hoce Lestro is a secondary treatment plant in Spodnje Hoče, Slovenia, serving a small population of 58.
UWWTP Hoce Lestro is a wastewater treatment facility located in Spodnje Hoče, a settlement in the Municipality of Hoče-Slivnica, Slovenia. The plant serves a small population of 58 people, reflecting its role in a rural or peri-urban setting. It is situated at 9g, Gozdna ulica, Spodnje Hoče, within the Drava statistical region. 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. Secondary treatment typically involves biological oxidation and settling to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. Indicating it can handle peak flows, and currently discharges 9.06 units of treated effluent. The treated wastewater is discharged into the local hydrological network, which ultimately drains into the Drava River, a major tributary of the Danube. The Drava River flows through Slovenia, Croatia, and Hungary before joining the Danube, which empties into the Black Sea. This downstream connection highlights the plant's role in protecting the water quality of the Drava basin and the broader Danube ecosystem, which supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for fish.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the local watershed that feeds the Drava River, a significant tributary of the Danube. The Drava River basin supports diverse aquatic habitats and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe. Downstream, the Danube flows into the Black Sea, making the plant's treatment performance relevant to transboundary water quality and the protection of downstream ecosystems, including wetlands and floodplain forests.
Frequently asked questions
UWWTP Hoce Lestro is located at 9g, Gozdna ulica, Spodnje Hoče, in the Municipality of Hoče-Slivnica, Slovenia.
The plant serves a small population of 58 people, typical of a rural community wastewater facility.
The treated wastewater is discharged into the local water network that flows into the Drava River, a major tributary of the Danube, ultimately 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.
For small agglomerations under 2,000 population equivalent, the EU directive allows appropriate treatment, often secondary or equivalent, to protect receiving waters.
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