Overview
LA RIVIERE DRUGEON wastewater treatment plant serves Bannans, France, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has a designed capacity of 1.00 and serves a population of 6,100.
LA RIVIERE DRUGEON is a wastewater treatment plant located in Bannans, a commune in the Doubs department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. The plant serves a population of approximately 6,100 people, placing it in the small to medium agglomeration category under French regulations. As a French facility, the plant operates under the European Union's Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size discharging into freshwater. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Doubs River, a tributary of the Saône River, and then into the Rhône River before reaching the Mediterranean Sea. The surrounding area is characterized by the Jura Mountains and includes sensitive aquatic habitats that benefit from proper wastewater treatment.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Doubs River basin, which flows through the Jura region into the Saône and Rhône rivers, eventually reaching the Mediterranean Sea. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as brown trout and grayling, and is an important ecological corridor in the region. Proper treatment helps protect downstream water quality and biodiversity.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Bannans, a commune in the Doubs department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, near the town of Pontarlier.
The plant serves a population of approximately 6,100 people, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under EU regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which flows into the Doubs River, a tributary of the Saône and Rhône rivers, ultimately reaching the Mediterranean Sea.
As a French plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size discharging into freshwater.
Under the EU directive, plants serving between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalent are typically required to have secondary treatment, which involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
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