Overview
UWWTP_RACE serves the town of Rače, Slovenia, with a population equivalent of 5,140. The plant operates under Slovenia's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
UWWTP_RACE is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located on Ptujska cesta in Rače, part of the Rače-Fram municipality in northeastern Slovenia. The facility serves a population equivalent of 5,140, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU regulations. As a Slovenian plant, UWWTP_RACE is subject to the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires appropriate treatment for discharges into freshwater bodies. The plant's treated effluent likely discharges into local watercourses that drain toward the Drava River, a major tributary of the Danube. The Drava River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the region, ultimately flowing into the Danube and then the Black Sea.
Environmental context
The plant is situated inland, approximately 50 km from the Adriatic coast, and its discharge likely enters the Dravinja or Polskava streams, which feed into the Drava River. The Drava is a significant Alpine river supporting fish species such as grayling and brown trout, and its floodplains provide important habitats for migratory birds. Downstream, the Drava joins the Danube, which flows into the Black Sea, making the plant part of a transboundary river basin.
Frequently asked questions
UWWTP_RACE is located on Ptujska cesta in Rače, within the Rače-Fram municipality in northeastern Slovenia.
The plant serves a population equivalent of 5,140 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU regulations.
The plant likely discharges treated effluent into local streams that flow into the Drava River, a major tributary of the Danube.
As a Slovenian plant, UWWTP_RACE operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size discharging into freshwater.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, plants serving 5,000 people in Slovenia are typically required to provide secondary treatment, which includes biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
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