GKW-Gemeinschaftsklärwerk (Joint Water Treatment Plant)

Our joint water treatment plant

Modern and environmentally friendly

The Gemeinschaftsklärwerk Bitterfeld-Wolfen is a highly modern sewage clarification plant, having one of the highest cleaning capacities in the new federal states. Shareholders are Chemiepark Bitterfeld-Wolfen GmbH, holding 66 percent, and Abwasserzweckverband Westliche Mulde (sewage management association), holding 34 percent.  

The joint water treatment plant cleans

• the industrial waste water of the companies in the Bitterfeld-Wolfen Chemical Park,
• the domestic sewage from the approx. 30 districts of the sewage association, and
• contaminated groundwater.

• four aerobic BIOHOCH® reactors
• an innovative anaerobic industrial sewage pre-treatment plant, efficiently pre-cleaning waste water containing high portions of salt
• its own clearing sludge combustion plant, processing the residual substances in an environmentally compatible way. 

Facts:

• The joint water treatment plant has a cleaning capacity of  586,000 population equivalents.
• Currently its utilization rate reaches approx. 90 percent.
• Max. 77,000 m³ waste water can be treated per day.
• In total, 52 employees care for the smooth operation of the plant - all around the clock.
• About 9 million m³ of cleaned sewage are discharged in the river Mulde every year.

More Informations about:

www.gkw-bitterfeld-wolfen.de

Information about Abwasserzweckverband Westliche Mulde:
www.azv-wemu.de