Overview
Fjugesta avloppsreningsverk serves approximately 6,589 people in Fjugesta, Sweden. The plant operates under Sweden's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
Fjugesta avloppsreningsverk is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Fjugesta, Lekeberg municipality, Örebro County, Sweden. The plant serves a population of approximately 6,589, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under EU regulations. As a Swedish facility, the plant is subject to the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for discharges to freshwater and estuaries from agglomerations of this size. The plant's designed capacity is 1.00 (likely in thousands of cubic meters per day or similar unit), indicating a scale appropriate for its service population. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Baltic Sea via the Norrström drainage basin. The plant plays a key role in protecting downstream water quality, including the Hjälmaren lake system and the Baltic Sea coastal environment, which are sensitive to nutrient pollution.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Norrström basin, which flows through Lake Hjälmaren and eventually into the Baltic Sea near Stockholm. The Baltic Sea is a brackish inland sea with limited water exchange, making it highly sensitive to nutrient inputs from wastewater. The plant's treatment performance directly affects eutrophication risks in this ecologically significant water body.
Frequently asked questions
Fjugesta avloppsreningsverk is located in Fjugesta, Lekeberg municipality, Örebro County, Sweden. The address is Tegelslagaregatan, Bo, Fjugesta.
The plant serves approximately 6,589 people, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under EU definitions.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed within the Norrström drainage basin, which flows through Lake Hjälmaren and ultimately into the Baltic Sea.
As a Swedish plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for discharges to freshwater from agglomerations of this size.
Under the EU UWWTD, plants serving between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalents in freshwater areas typically require secondary treatment, which includes biological treatment to reduce organic matter and nutrients.
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