Auchterarder WWTP - Perth and Kinross, Scotland Wastewater Treatment Plant

Auchterarder WWTP is a wastewater treatment facility located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom. It serves a population of around 4,721 people, making it a small-scale municipal plant. The plant is situated near the Mill of Gask area, with a designed capacity of 1.00 (likely in megaliters per day or similar unit). As a Scottish plant, Auchterarder WWTP operates under the regulatory framework of the Urban Waste Water Treatment (Scotland) Regulations 1994, which transpose the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). The plant discharges treated effluent into a local watercourse, which ultimately drains into the River Earn and then into the Firth of Tay, an estuary that flows into the North Sea. The receiving environment supports diverse aquatic life and is important for migratory fish species. The plant's operation helps protect downstream water quality in the Tay catchment.

The treated effluent from Auchterarder WWTP likely discharges into a tributary of the River Earn, which flows eastward into the Firth of Tay, a major estuary on Scotland's east coast. The Firth of Tay is an ecologically sensitive area that supports diverse aquatic life, including salmon and sea trout, and provides important habitat for waterfowl. The plant's discharge contributes to the overall water quality in the Tay basin, which ultimately reaches the North Sea.