Overview
LOUE La Touzeliere is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving Loué, France. It treats wastewater for approximately 2,900 people with a designed capacity of 3,500 m³/day.
LOUE La Touzeliere is a wastewater treatment plant located in Loué, a commune in the Sarthe department of the Pays de la Loire region, France. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,900 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under French and EU regulations. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 3,500 m³/day and an average discharge volume of 517.35 m³/day, the facility operates well within its capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Sarthe River, a tributary of the Loire River. The Loire River flows into the Atlantic Ocean, supporting diverse aquatic ecosystems along its course. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect these downstream environments from nutrient pollution and other contaminants.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Sarthe River basin, which flows into the Loire River, one of France's longest rivers, before reaching the Atlantic Ocean. The Loire estuary and its floodplain support diverse aquatic life, including migratory fish species. Advanced treatment at this plant reduces nutrient loads, helping to prevent eutrophication in downstream waters.
Frequently asked questions
LOUE La Touzeliere is located at Rue de la Libération in Loué, a commune in the Sarthe department of the Pays de la Loire region, France.
The plant serves approximately 2,900 people, making it a small agglomeration under EU classification.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which flows into the Sarthe River and eventually the Loire River, reaching the Atlantic Ocean.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which exceeds the secondary treatment required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
The plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), transposed into French law. For small agglomerations like Loué, secondary treatment is mandatory, but this plant goes further with advanced treatment to protect sensitive receiving waters.
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