Overview
ETE Engenho Campina Grande do Sul is a secondary treatment plant serving 27,307 people in Campina Grande do Sul, Paraná, Brazil. It discharges 345.60 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.
ETE Engenho Campina Grande do Sul is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Campina Grande do Sul, within the metropolitan region of Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. The plant serves a population of approximately 27,307 residents, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under Brazilian sanitation standards. The plant operates with secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by Brazilian regulations (CONAMA 430/2011) for most inland water bodies. The facility discharges a daily volume of 345.60 cubic meters of treated effluent. As a plant in the Curitiba metropolitan area, it is subject to state-level environmental licensing by the Instituto Água e Terra do Paraná. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Atlantic Ocean via the Paraná River basin. The region's watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for downstream communities. Proper treatment helps protect these ecosystems from nutrient pollution and pathogens.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge enters local streams that flow into the Paraná River basin, eventually reaching the Atlantic Ocean. This watershed supports diverse aquatic ecosystems and provides water for agriculture and urban use downstream. Secondary treatment reduces organic load and suspended solids, helping to maintain water quality in the receiving water bodies.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located on Avenida Antônio Meirelles Sobrinho in Campina Grande do Sul, Paraná, Brazil, within the metropolitan region of Curitiba.
The plant serves approximately 27,307 residents, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under Brazilian sanitation standards.
The plant discharges 345.60 cubic meters per day of secondary-treated effluent into local watercourses that drain into the Paraná River basin and eventually the Atlantic Ocean.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by Brazilian regulations (CONAMA 430/2011) for most inland water bodies.
The plant operates under Brazilian federal standards (CONAMA 430/2011) and state-level environmental licensing by the Instituto Água e Terra do Paraná, which set discharge limits for organic matter and nutrients.
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