Overview
NAMUR BRUMAGNE is a municipal wastewater treatment plant serving approximately 72,345 people in Namur, Belgium. It operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale.
NAMUR BRUMAGNE is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located on Quai Brumagne in the Lives-sur-Meuse district of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. Serving an estimated population of 72,345, the plant is a key component of the region's sanitation infrastructure, handling wastewater from the city and surrounding areas. As a facility in an EU member state, NAMUR BRUMAGNE operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For agglomerations with a population equivalent between 10,000 and 150,000, the directive requires secondary treatment as a minimum standard. The plant's discharge must comply with national regulations transposing the directive, ensuring treated effluent meets quality standards before release. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into the Meuse River, which flows north through Belgium and the Netherlands before entering the North Sea via the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta. The Meuse supports diverse aquatic life and is an important waterway for both ecology and human use. The plant's operation helps protect downstream water quality in this transboundary river basin.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Meuse River, which flows through Wallonia and into the Netherlands, eventually reaching the North Sea via the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta. The Meuse supports diverse aquatic ecosystems, including fish populations and riparian habitats. As a transboundary river, water quality management is critical for downstream communities and sensitive estuarine environments.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located at Quai Brumagne in the Lives-sur-Meuse district of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium.
The plant serves approximately 72,345 people in the city of Namur and surrounding areas.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the Meuse River, which flows through Belgium and the Netherlands to the North Sea.
As a plant serving over 10,000 people, NAMUR BRUMAGNE is classified as a medium agglomeration under the EU UWWTD, which requires secondary treatment as a minimum standard to protect receiving waters.
Under Belgian implementation of the EU UWWTD, plants of this scale are generally required to provide secondary biological treatment, and may need tertiary treatment if discharging into sensitive areas.
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