ETE LINS Wastewater Treatment Plant, Lins, São Paulo, Brazil

ETE LINS is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in the Rebouças neighborhood of Lins, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The plant serves a population of approximately 71,421 people, placing it in the medium-agglomeration category for Brazilian wastewater infrastructure. As a plant in Brazil, ETE LINS is subject to CONAMA Resolution 430/2011 and other federal and state regulations that set effluent discharge standards. The plant has a designed capacity of 1.00 (likely in cubic meters per second or similar unit), indicating its intended scale. The treated effluent from ETE LINS is discharged into a local water body that ultimately drains into the Paraná River basin, one of the major river systems in South America. The downstream environment includes the Tietê River, which flows through São Paulo state and eventually joins the Paraná River. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for agriculture, industry, and municipalities downstream.

ETE LINS discharges into a tributary of the Tietê River, which flows into the Paraná River basin. The Paraná River system is a major freshwater resource in South America, supporting extensive biodiversity and providing water for millions of people. The downstream environment includes sensitive aquatic habitats that depend on proper wastewater treatment to maintain water quality and ecological balance.