Overview
CABASSE Village is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving Moustiers-Sainte-Marie in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. It treats wastewater from approximately 1,861 people with a designed capacity of 2,000 m³/day.
CABASSE Village is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, within the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,861 people and has a designed capacity of 2,000 m³/day, with a current discharge volume of 332 m³/day. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. This level of treatment is typically implemented in sensitive areas to reduce nutrient loads and protect receiving water bodies. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which drains into the Verdon River and eventually reaches the Durance River, a major tributary of the Rhône. The Rhône flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The plant's advanced treatment helps safeguard the region's aquatic ecosystems, which support diverse species and are important for tourism and agriculture.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Colostre stream, a tributary of the Verdon River, which flows into the Durance River and ultimately the Rhône River and the Mediterranean Sea. The Verdon River is known for its turquoise waters and supports a rich biodiversity, including fish species such as trout and grayling. The advanced treatment at CABASSE Village helps minimize nutrient pollution, protecting downstream water quality and the ecological health of the Verdon Gorge and the Camargue delta.
Frequently asked questions
CABASSE Village is located in Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France.
The plant serves approximately 1,861 people, corresponding to a small agglomeration under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
The treated effluent is discharged into the Colostre stream, which flows into the Verdon River, then the Durance River, and eventually the Rhône River and the Mediterranean Sea.
CABASSE Village provides advanced treatment, which includes nutrient removal beyond secondary treatment. This is typical for plants in sensitive areas to meet EU Directive requirements.
The plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), transposed into French law. For agglomerations under 2,000 PE, secondary treatment is generally required, but advanced treatment may be mandated in sensitive catchments like the Verdon basin.
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