Overview
Rosendals avloppsreningsverk serves Tomelilla, Sweden, treating wastewater for approximately 12,458 people. The plant operates under Sweden's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
Rosendals avloppsreningsverk is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Tomelilla, Skåne County, Sweden. It serves a population of approximately 12,458, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under EU standards. The plant is situated inland, about 50 km from the coast, and its operations are part of Sweden's comprehensive wastewater infrastructure. As a Swedish plant, Rosendals avloppsreningsverk is subject to the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. Sweden has implemented the directive through national legislation enforced by county administrative boards. The plant's designed capacity is 1.00 (likely in thousands of cubic meters per day or similar unit), indicating it is sized to handle the local population's wastewater load. The treated effluent from the plant is discharged into local watercourses that eventually drain into the Baltic Sea. The receiving waters support diverse aquatic life and are part of the region's sensitive marine environment. Proper treatment helps protect both local streams and the downstream Baltic ecosystem from nutrient pollution and other contaminants.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local watercourses that flow through the Skåne region and ultimately reach the Baltic Sea, a semi-enclosed sea with limited water exchange. The Baltic Sea is sensitive to nutrient inputs, which can cause eutrophication and algal blooms. The plant's treatment helps reduce the load of organic matter and nutrients entering this ecologically important water body.
Frequently asked questions
Rosendals avloppsreningsverk is located in Tomelilla, Skåne County, Sweden. The address is Tomelilla GK, M 1545, Ullstorp, Tomelilla, 273 34.
The plant serves approximately 12,458 people, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that eventually flow into the Baltic Sea. The plant's treatment helps protect these waters from pollution.
As a Swedish plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. Sweden enforces this through national legislation and county administrative boards.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, plants serving between 10,000 and 100,000 people are required to have secondary treatment. Many Swedish plants also incorporate nutrient removal to protect the sensitive Baltic Sea.
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