Overview
ARV Söderköping is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Söderköping, Sweden. It has a designed capacity of 12,000 m³/day and serves the local municipality.
ARV Söderköping is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Söderköping, Östergötlands län, Sweden. The plant provides tertiary treatment to municipal wastewater, ensuring high effluent quality before discharge. The plant operates under Sweden's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates advanced treatment for sensitive areas. With a designed capacity of 12,000 m³/day, it serves the Söderköping agglomeration, classified as a medium-sized community under EU regulations. The treated effluent is discharged into the Baltic Sea via local waterways, contributing to the protection of the coastal environment. The plant plays a key role in reducing nutrient loads and safeguarding the ecological health of the region's coastal waters.
Environmental context
ARV Söderköping discharges treated wastewater into the Baltic Sea, a semi-enclosed sea with limited water exchange and high sensitivity to eutrophication. The plant's advanced treatment helps reduce nitrogen and phosphorus loads, protecting the coastal ecosystem and supporting biodiversity in the region.
Frequently asked questions
ARV Söderköping is located at Skepparevägen in Söderköping, Östergötlands län, Sweden.
The plant has a designed capacity of 12,000 m³/day.
ARV Söderköping provides advanced (tertiary) treatment, which includes nutrient removal to protect the sensitive Baltic Sea.
As a Swedish plant serving a medium-sized agglomeration, ARV Söderköping operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires advanced treatment for discharges into sensitive areas like the Baltic Sea.
The treated effluent from ARV Söderköping is discharged into the Baltic Sea via local waterways.
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