The water treatment plant treats wastewater from the Vitelco Leather tannery. This plant is managed and owned by Waterstromen. The water is transported from the tannery in the center of Lichtenvoorde to the water treatment plant (next to location RWZI Lichtenvoorde) with a pressure pipeline of approx. 2 km. Among other things, the water contains high concentrations of COD, nitrogen, sulfide, sulfate, chromium, salt and lime.
