Kyperounda Wastewater Treatment Plant, Kyperounda, Cyprus

Kyperounda wastewater treatment plant is located in the village of Kyperounda in the Limassol District of Cyprus. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,200 people and is part of the island's municipal wastewater infrastructure. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 3,500 m³/day and a current discharge volume of 300 m³/day, the facility has significant reserve capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Mediterranean Sea. Cyprus, as an EU member state, implements the UWWTD, and plants of this scale are expected to meet secondary or more stringent treatment standards, especially in sensitive areas.

The plant's discharge enters the local drainage network in the Troodos Mountains region, flowing southward toward the Mediterranean Sea. The receiving waters support seasonal streams and groundwater recharge, which are critical for the island's water resources. The Mediterranean coastal zone near Limassol is ecologically sensitive, hosting marine habitats and migratory species.