Overview
ETE SAMPAIO is a secondary-level wastewater treatment plant serving Sampaio, Tocantins, Brazil. It treats wastewater for approximately 794 residents with a discharge volume of 71.88 cubic meters.
ETE SAMPAIO is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Sampaio, a town in the state of Tocantins, Brazil. The facility serves a small population of around 794 people, reflecting its role in a rural or small urban community within the northern region of Brazil. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment stage required under Brazilian regulations for most municipal wastewater. The plant's discharge volume of 71.88 cubic meters indicates its operational scale. Brazilian environmental legislation, such as CONAMA resolutions, sets effluent quality standards that secondary treatment typically meets. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that eventually drain into the Tocantins River basin, a major hydrological system in northern Brazil. The plant's operation helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems and water quality in the region, supporting both ecological health and human water uses.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that flow into the Tocantins River basin, which ultimately reaches the Atlantic Ocean via the Amazon River delta. The Tocantins River supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species important for local fisheries. The secondary treatment provided by ETE SAMPAIO reduces organic pollutants and nutrients, helping to maintain water quality in this ecologically sensitive watershed.
Frequently asked questions
ETE SAMPAIO is located in Sampaio, a municipality in the state of Tocantins, Brazil. It serves the local community in the northern region of the country.
The plant serves approximately 794 people, making it a small-scale wastewater treatment facility for a rural or small urban community.
The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that are part of the Tocantins River basin, which flows northward and eventually reaches the Atlantic Ocean.
ETE SAMPAIO provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required for municipal wastewater in Brazil. This level removes organic matter and suspended solids.
The plant operates under Brazilian environmental regulations, including CONAMA resolutions that set effluent quality standards. For small communities like Sampaio, secondary treatment is typically adequate to meet these standards and protect local water quality.
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