Overview
ARLES SALIN DE GIRAUD is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Salin-de-Giraud, Arles, France, serving 1,764 people with a designed capacity of 2,200 m³/day and a discharge volume of 314.69 m³/day.
ARLES SALIN DE GIRAUD is a wastewater treatment plant located in Salin-de-Giraud, a coastal village within the commune of Arles in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France. The plant serves a population of 1,764 and has a designed capacity of 2,200 m³/day, with an average discharge volume of 314.69 m³/day. It is situated within 10 km of the Mediterranean coast, highlighting its role in protecting coastal water quality. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000 discharging into coastal waters. The plant's discharge ultimately reaches the Mediterranean Sea via the Rhône River delta, an ecologically significant region known as the Camargue. This area supports diverse aquatic life, including migratory birds and fish species, and is a critical wetland ecosystem. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce organic pollution and protect the sensitive coastal and delta environments from nutrient enrichment and pathogen contamination.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Rhône River delta, which flows into the Mediterranean Sea. This region, the Camargue, is an ecologically sensitive wetland that supports diverse aquatic life, including migratory birds and fish. Secondary treatment helps mitigate nutrient and pathogen loads, protecting the delta's fragile ecosystems and downstream coastal waters from eutrophication and contamination.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Salin-de-Giraud, a coastal village within the commune of Arles, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southern France.
The plant serves a population of 1,764 people, making it a small agglomeration under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
The plant discharges treated wastewater into the Rhône River delta, which flows into the Mediterranean Sea. As a coastal plant, its discharge is subject to EU regulations for less sensitive coastal areas.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of its size discharging into coastal waters.
Under the EU UWWTD, agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000 discharging into coastal waters must provide secondary treatment. The ARLES SALIN DE GIRAUD plant, serving 1,764 people, meets this requirement, helping to protect the Mediterranean coastal environment.
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