AUBANGE Wastewater Treatment Plant, Aubange, Luxembourg Province, Belgium

The AUBANGE wastewater treatment plant is located in Aubange, a town in the Luxembourg province of Wallonia, Belgium. The facility serves a population of 3,843 and operates under Belgium's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale. The plant provides secondary treatment, which typically involves biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids. Its designed capacity is 5,400 m³/day, and the current discharge volume is 686.93 m³/day, indicating ample reserve capacity. As a small agglomeration, the plant meets the EU directive's minimum treatment standards. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Meuse River basin. The Meuse flows through Belgium and the Netherlands before reaching the North Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local aquatic environment and downstream water quality in the Meuse watershed.

The plant discharges into the Meuse River basin, which flows through Belgium and the Netherlands to the North Sea. The Meuse supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the region. The secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic pollution, protecting downstream habitats and water quality.