Overview
LA TURBALLE Butte de Prince wastewater treatment plant serves Saint-Sébastien, France, with a population equivalent of 40,233. It operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, ensuring environmental protection for the local watershed.
LA TURBALLE Butte de Prince is a wastewater treatment plant located in Saint-Sébastien, within the Pays de la Loire region of France. It serves a population equivalent of 40,233, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under EU regulations. The plant is situated near the Atlantic coast, within 50 km of the shoreline, and plays a key role in managing municipal wastewater for the area. As a French facility, the plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale. The directive also requires more advanced treatment if the discharge enters sensitive areas, such as coastal zones or nutrient-sensitive water bodies. The plant's designed capacity is 1.00 (likely in thousands of cubic meters per day), indicating its operational scale. The treated effluent from LA TURBALLE Butte de Prince is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Atlantic Ocean. The plant's proximity to the coast underscores its importance in protecting marine water quality and supporting the ecological health of the region's coastal and estuarine environments.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the local watershed that flows into the Atlantic Ocean near the Loire-Atlantique coast. This area supports diverse marine life, including fish nurseries and migratory bird populations. The proximity to the coast means that effective treatment is critical to prevent nutrient enrichment and protect sensitive coastal ecosystems from eutrophication and algal blooms.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Saint-Sébastien, within the Pays de la Loire region of France, near the Atlantic coast.
The plant serves a population equivalent of 40,233, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under EU regulations.
Treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean near the Loire-Atlantique coast.
As a French plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size and may require advanced treatment for sensitive coastal areas.
Under the EU UWWTD, plants serving over 10,000 PE typically require secondary treatment. For coastal discharges, additional nutrient removal may be needed to protect marine environments.
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