Overview
QUEVAUCAMPS wastewater treatment plant in Blaton, Hainaut, Belgium, serves 2,147 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 383.78 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 3,500 m³/day.
The QUEVAUCAMPS wastewater treatment plant is located in Blaton, part of the Bernissart municipality in the Hainaut province of Wallonia, Belgium. The facility serves a population of 2,147 and operates with secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment stage for removing organic matter and suspended solids. As a secondary treatment plant, QUEVAUCAMPS meets the requirements of the European Union's Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations with a population equivalent above 2,000. The plant has a designed capacity of 3,500 m³/day and currently discharges 383.78 m³/day of treated wastewater, indicating ample reserve capacity. The treated effluent from QUEVAUCAMPS is discharged into local watercourses that eventually drain into the Scheldt River basin. The Scheldt flows through Belgium and the Netherlands before reaching the North Sea. The plant's location inland and away from the coast reduces direct marine impact, but its discharge contributes to the overall water quality in the Scheldt watershed, which supports diverse aquatic life and is important for regional ecology.
Environmental context
The QUEVAUCAMPS plant discharges into local streams that are part of the Scheldt River basin. The Scheldt flows northward through Belgium and the Netherlands, eventually emptying into the North Sea near Vlissingen. This watershed supports a variety of freshwater and estuarine habitats, including important migratory fish species. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce organic pollution and nutrient loads, protecting downstream water quality in the Scheldt estuary and the North Sea coastal zone.
Frequently asked questions
The QUEVAUCAMPS plant is located at Rue des Fours à Chaux in Blaton, within the municipality of Bernissart, in the Hainaut province of Wallonia, Belgium.
The plant serves a population of 2,147, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU wastewater directives.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local watercourses that are part of the Scheldt River basin, which ultimately flows to the North Sea.
QUEVAUCAMPS provides secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting EU standards for its size.
As a Belgian plant, QUEVAUCAMPS operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations over 2,000 population equivalent. The plant's design capacity of 3,500 m³/day aligns with this requirement.
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