Overview
ETE Boa Vista Senhora de Oliveira is a secondary treatment plant serving 3,326 people in Senhora de Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It discharges 605.67 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.
ETE Boa Vista Senhora de Oliveira is a wastewater treatment plant located in Senhora de Oliveira, a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The plant serves a population of approximately 3,326 residents, classifying it as a small-scale facility within the region's sanitation infrastructure. The plant employs secondary treatment, which is the standard biological process required under Brazilian regulations (CONAMA resolutions) for municipalities of this size. Secondary treatment effectively removes organic matter and suspended solids, ensuring the effluent meets basic quality standards before discharge. The treated wastewater is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Doce River basin, a major watershed in southeastern Brazil. The Doce River flows eastward to the Atlantic Ocean, supporting diverse aquatic ecosystems and providing water for communities downstream. Proper treatment at this plant helps protect these water resources from pollution.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that are part of the Doce River basin, which flows through Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo before reaching the Atlantic Ocean. The Doce River watershed supports a variety of aquatic life and is ecologically sensitive, particularly after the 2015 Fundão dam disaster. Effective wastewater treatment is crucial to prevent nutrient loading and maintain water quality in this important basin.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located on Rua Deoclecio Rodrigues Pereira in Senhora de Oliveira, a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, within the Região Geográfica Imediata de Conselheiro Lafaiete.
The plant serves approximately 3,326 residents, making it a small-scale facility designed to meet the wastewater treatment needs of the local community.
The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that are part of the Doce River basin, which ultimately flows to the Atlantic Ocean. The plant uses secondary treatment to ensure the effluent meets environmental standards.
The plant operates under Brazilian environmental regulations, including CONAMA resolutions that set effluent quality standards. For small municipalities, secondary treatment is typically required to protect receiving water bodies.
For small agglomerations of this size, secondary treatment is standard in Brazil. This biological process effectively removes organic pollutants and suspended solids, ensuring compliance with national discharge standards.
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