SOUTH NORMANTON STW - Bolsover, Derbyshire Wastewater Treatment Plant

SOUTH NORMANTON STW is a wastewater treatment plant located in South Normanton, near Bolsover, Derbyshire, in the East Midlands of England. It serves a population of approximately 7,141 people, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under UK regulatory frameworks. The plant operates under the UK's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for discharges to freshwater and estuaries for populations above 2,000. For this scale, appropriate treatment processes are expected to meet the directive's standards for biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids. Treated effluent from the plant is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the River Trent catchment, which flows into the Humber Estuary and the North Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of the River Trent basin and downstream ecosystems.

The plant discharges into local streams that feed into the River Trent, a major river in the East Midlands that flows into the Humber Estuary and the North Sea. The River Trent supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as barbel and chub, and its estuary is an important habitat for migratory birds. The plant's treatment helps maintain water quality in this ecologically significant river system.