Overview
ETE BRASILIA is a secondary-level wastewater treatment plant serving 8,019 people in São Bento do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil. It discharges 959.04 m³/day of treated effluent into local water bodies.
ETE BRASILIA is a wastewater treatment plant located in the Brasília neighborhood of São Bento do Sul, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The plant serves a population of approximately 8,019 residents, making it a small-scale municipal facility in the southern region of the country. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required for municipal wastewater in Brazil under national regulations. With a discharge volume of 959.04 m³/day, the facility operates within the typical scale for a community of this size. Brazilian environmental legislation, including CONAMA resolutions, sets effluent quality standards that secondary treatment plants must meet to protect receiving water bodies. The treated effluent from ETE BRASILIA is discharged into local streams that are part of the Rio Negro basin, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean via the Babitonga Bay complex. This coastal watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is important for regional water quality. The plant plays a key role in preventing untreated sewage from entering these sensitive ecosystems.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Rio Negro basin, which drains into Babitonga Bay, an estuarine system on the Atlantic coast of Santa Catarina. This bay supports mangroves, fish nurseries, and migratory bird habitats. Secondary treatment helps reduce organic pollution and nutrient loads, protecting the ecological integrity of the downstream estuary and coastal waters.
Frequently asked questions
ETE BRASILIA is located in the Brasília neighborhood of São Bento do Sul, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The plant serves the local community with municipal wastewater treatment.
The plant serves approximately 8,019 people, classifying it as a small-scale municipal wastewater treatment facility.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local water bodies within the Rio Negro basin, which ultimately flows into Babitonga Bay on the Atlantic coast.
ETE BRASILIA provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required for municipal wastewater in Brazil under national environmental regulations.
The plant operates under Brazilian environmental regulations, including CONAMA resolutions that set effluent quality standards for wastewater treatment plants. Secondary treatment is typically required for communities of this size to protect receiving water bodies.
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