Overview
GONFARON Village is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Gonfaron, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, serving 3,850 people with a designed capacity of 6,700 m³/day.
GONFARON Village is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Gonfaron, a commune in the Var department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. The plant serves a population of 3,850 and has a designed capacity of 6,700 m³/day, with an average daily discharge volume of approximately 687 m³. As a secondary treatment facility, GONFARON Village provides biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000 are required to have secondary treatment, which this plant meets. The plant's capacity utilization appears moderate, indicating it is not overloaded. The treated effluent from GONFARON Village is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Mediterranean Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's water quality, particularly the sensitive coastal ecosystems of the French Riviera. Its operation helps prevent nutrient pollution and supports the ecological health of downstream water bodies.
Environmental context
GONFARON Village discharges treated wastewater into the local drainage network, which flows into the Mediterranean Sea via the coastal rivers of the Var region. The receiving environment includes ecologically sensitive coastal waters that support diverse marine life and seagrass meadows. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loads, mitigating the risk of eutrophication in the oligotrophic Mediterranean waters.
Frequently asked questions
GONFARON Village is located in Gonfaron, a commune in the Var department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. The plant address is Chemin de la Bastidasse, Gonfaron.
GONFARON Village serves a population of 3,850 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the local watershed, which ultimately flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The discharge is regulated under French and EU water quality standards.
GONFARON Village provides secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. This meets the EU requirement for agglomerations of its size.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000 must have secondary treatment. GONFARON Village, serving 3,850 people, complies with this requirement.
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