Overview
CORNEILLA LA RIVIERE NOUVELLE is a secondary treatment plant serving Saint-Féliu-d'Avall, France. It treats wastewater for 2,110 people with a designed capacity of 1,950 m³/day.
CORNEILLA LA RIVIERE NOUVELLE is a wastewater treatment plant located in Saint-Féliu-d'Avall, in the Occitanie region of southern France. The plant serves a population of 2,110 and is situated near the commune of Corneilla-la-Rivière, within the Pyrénées-Orientales department. It operates under the French regulatory framework, which implements the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard requirement for agglomerations of this size under the directive. With a designed capacity of 1,950 m³/day and an average discharge volume of 376.42 m³/day, the facility operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth. Secondary treatment typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Mediterranean Sea via the Têt River and its tributaries. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's water quality, supporting both agricultural irrigation and the ecological health of downstream aquatic habitats.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Têt River basin, which flows eastward through the Pyrénées-Orientales and into the Mediterranean Sea near Perpignan. This coastal watershed supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as the European eel, and provides water for agriculture in the Roussillon plain. The secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loads, mitigating the risk of eutrophication in the coastal lagoon systems along the Languedoc-Roussillon coast.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Saint-Féliu-d'Avall, in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of Occitanie, southern France, near the commune of Corneilla-la-Rivière.
The plant serves a population of 2,110 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
Treated wastewater is discharged into the local watershed, which flows into the Têt River and eventually reaches the Mediterranean Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
The plant operates under French regulations that transpose the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for populations between 2,000 and 10,000 in freshwater areas.
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