Drăgușenii Noi in Moldova’s Hâncești district put a wastewater treatment plant into operation with European support, completing the facility under the “European Village 2” program, according to a report published on 28 October 2026. More than 6 million lei was allocated to equip the plant and bring it online, while 200 households were connected to the village’s water and sewage system. Moldova 1
Key takeaways
- Drăgușenii Noi completed and commissioned its wastewater treatment plant under the “European Village 2” program, with more than 6 million lei allocated for equipment and operation. Moldova 1
- The installation has three treatment lines, each comprising three or four tanks, with blowers maintaining the micro-bacteria in the third tank. Moldova 1
- Treated water flows from the fourth tank into a ravine, where residents use it for irrigation. Moldova 1
- Two hundred households are connected to the village’s water and sewage system. Moldova 1
- The report said only about 9% of Moldova’s rural sewage and wastewater treatment systems meet required standards. Moldova 1
What happened
The source described the plant’s completion as a significant infrastructure investment for Drăgușenii Noi, where the wider need remains substantial: only about 9% of rural sewage and wastewater treatment systems in Moldova were reported to meet required standards. The village built and commissioned the facility with European support under the “European Village 2” program. Moldova 1
More than 6 million lei was allocated to equip the treatment plant and bring it into operation. Constantin Corniță, the mayor of Drăgușenii Noi commune, said: “There are three lines here; each line consists of 3–4 tanks, with the third tank containing the micro-bacteria. In the first tank, the water is kept in constant circulation. Blowers supply air to sustain the micro-bacteria. From the fourth tank, the treated water flows into a ravine, and people use it for irrigation.” Moldova 1
The installation serves 200 households connected to the local water and sewage system. The report said treated water could potentially be reused for irrigation, and the mayor stated that it already flows into a ravine used for irrigation. Moldova 1
Specification Read
The source did not report design flow in cubic metres per day, population equivalent, inlet BOD or COD, treated-water quality limits, operating cost, or equipment lead time. The only connection scale provided was 200 households, so a daily wastewater flow cannot be converted reliably from the available information. For preliminary screening, the project is a small decentralized community system rather than a documented industrial-capacity installation; the reported 6 million lei investment is an allocated project value, not an equipment price. Moldova 1
The reported process evidence covers biological treatment: each of the three lines contains three or four tanks, the third holds micro-bacteria, blowers maintain the organisms, and water circulates before treated effluent leaves the fourth tank. The source does not identify whether preliminary screening, primary clarification, tertiary polishing, disinfection, dissolved-air flotation, or zero-liquid-discharge equipment is installed. Accordingly, the event bears most directly on the biological-treatment and aeration package, not on the complete treatment train. Moldova 1
For buyers comparing an integrated municipal treatment approach, this installation shows the importance of confirming biological capacity, blower redundancy, effluent quality, and reuse arrangements before selecting packaged equipment. If your plant looks like a decentralized municipal system with flow expressed in m³/day, BOD and COD in mg/L, a defined irrigation destination, and compliance pressure on effluent quality, the Drăgușenii Noi project means your enquiry should turn on verified treatment performance and the complete treatment sequence—not headline connection numbers alone. Operators can also compare the biological-stage context with our integrated sewage treatment offering, while the reported multi-tank biological arrangement illustrates why aeration and solids-handling requirements need to be matched to the duty. Moldova 1
FAQ
What capacity was commissioned at Drăgușenii Noi?
The plant was reported as serving 200 households, but its design flow in m³/day and population equivalent were not disclosed. A daily-flow comparison would therefore require either the source’s design-flow figure or verified household wastewater-generation data; neither is included in the supplied report. Moldova 1
What treatment process was installed?
The reported installation has three lines, each with three or four tanks. Micro-bacteria are held in the third tank, blowers supply air, and water remains in circulation before treated water leaves the fourth tank. The source does not specify screening, primary treatment, tertiary treatment, disinfection, or solids-removal equipment. Moldova 1
How much was invested in the wastewater plant?
More than 6 million lei was allocated to equip the facility and bring it into operation under the “European Village 2” program. The report does not break that amount down by equipment, civil works, commissioning, or operating costs, so it should not be treated as a packaged-plant quotation. Moldova 1
Can the treated water be reused for irrigation?
Yes, the report says treated water could potentially be reused for irrigation and quotes the mayor saying it flows from the fourth tank into a ravine used by residents. No irrigation-water quality standards or monitoring results were reported, so reuse compliance would need to be verified separately for procurement and operating decisions. Moldova 1
