CHATEAUNEUF LA FORET Wastewater Treatment Plant, Châteauneuf-la-Forêt, France

The CHATEAUNEUF LA FORET wastewater treatment plant is located in Châteauneuf-la-Forêt, a commune in the Haute-Vienne department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The plant serves a population of approximately 3,100 residents and has a designed capacity of 2,500 cubic meters per day, with an average discharge volume of 553.03 m³/day. As an advanced treatment facility, it goes beyond the secondary treatment requirements mandated by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. This level of treatment typically includes nutrient removal (nitrogen and phosphorus) to protect sensitive receiving waters. The plant discharges treated effluent into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Vienne River and then the Loire River, one of France's major river systems. The Loire basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in western France.

The plant's treated effluent flows into the local stream network, which feeds into the Vienne River, a tributary of the Loire River. The Loire basin is a large, ecologically diverse watershed that supports migratory fish species such as Atlantic salmon and European eel. The advanced treatment helps minimize nutrient loading and protects downstream water quality in this sensitive river system.