Overview
BASECLES wastewater treatment plant in Basècles, Hainaut, Belgium, serves 1,771 people with secondary treatment and a designed capacity of 4,500 m³/day, discharging 316.57 m³/day.
BASECLES is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Basècles, a village in the Hainaut province of Wallonia, Belgium. The plant serves a population of 1,771 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 size. As a secondary treatment facility, it provides biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The plant has a designed capacity of 4,500 m³/day and currently treats an average daily flow of 316.57 m³/day, indicating significant reserve capacity. Secondary treatment typically involves activated sludge or similar biological processes. The plant's discharge volume and capacity suggest it is designed to accommodate future population growth or seasonal variations. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Scheldt River basin, ultimately reaching the North Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's surface water quality, supporting aquatic life and downstream ecosystems in the Hainaut area.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Scheldt River basin, which flows through Belgium and the Netherlands before reaching the North Sea. The Scheldt estuary is an ecologically sensitive area that supports diverse aquatic life and important migratory bird populations. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic pollution, contributing to the health of downstream waters.
Frequently asked questions
BASECLES is located in Basècles, a village in the municipality of Belœil, in the Hainaut province of Wallonia, Belgium. The address is Sentier de la Chasse Madame, 7971 Basècles.
The plant serves a population of 1,771 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local watercourses that are part of the Scheldt River basin, which ultimately flows into the North Sea.
BASECLES provides secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting the EU directive requirements for its population size.
Belgium implements the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations above 2,000 population equivalent. For smaller plants like BASECLES, appropriate treatment is required to protect receiving waters.
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