Overview
ETE Santa Rosa Porto Ferreira is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving 2,652 people in Porto Ferreira, São Paulo, Brazil. It discharges 432 m³/day of treated effluent into local water bodies.
ETE Santa Rosa Porto Ferreira is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in the Parque Residencial Santa Luzia area of Porto Ferreira, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The plant serves a population of 2,652 residents, making it a small-scale facility within the region's sanitation infrastructure. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, ensuring a high level of effluent quality before discharge. With a daily discharge volume of 432 cubic meters, the facility operates under Brazil's national environmental regulations, which mandate appropriate treatment for all urban wastewater. For small agglomerations like this, advanced treatment provides robust protection for receiving waters. The treated effluent from ETE Santa Rosa Porto Ferreira ultimately drains into the Mogi Guaçu River basin, a tributary of the Rio Pardo, which flows into the Paraná River system. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is important for regional water supply and agriculture. The plant's advanced treatment helps preserve water quality in this ecologically significant basin.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Mogi Guaçu River basin, part of the larger Paraná River system that drains into the Río de la Plata estuary. This watershed supports diverse aquatic ecosystems, including fish populations and riparian vegetation. The advanced treatment level ensures minimal impact on downstream water quality, protecting both ecological integrity and human uses such as irrigation and recreation.
Frequently asked questions
ETE Santa Rosa Porto Ferreira is located in the Parque Residencial Santa Luzia neighborhood of Porto Ferreira, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
The plant serves a population of 2,652 residents in Porto Ferreira, making it a small-scale municipal wastewater treatment facility.
The plant discharges treated effluent at a rate of 432 cubic meters per day into the local watershed, which flows into the Mogi Guaçu River basin.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants, ensuring high effluent quality.
Brazil's national environmental standards require appropriate treatment for all urban wastewater. For small agglomerations like Porto Ferreira, advanced treatment helps meet these standards and protect water resources.
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