Overview
MONTMIRAIL wastewater treatment plant in Courbetaux, France, serves 2,750 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 490.60 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 5,500 m³/day.
The MONTMIRAIL wastewater treatment plant is located in Courbetaux, near Montmirail, in the Grand Est region of France. It serves a population of 2,750 and operates with advanced treatment processes, ensuring high-quality effluent before discharge. With a designed capacity of 5,500 m³/day and an average discharge volume of 490.60 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity. As a French facility, it complies with the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates advanced treatment for sensitive areas and secondary treatment for all agglomerations over 2,000 population equivalent. The plant discharges into local watercourses that drain into the Marne River basin, ultimately reaching the Seine River and the English Channel. Its advanced treatment helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems and supports water quality in the Seine watershed.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Marne River basin, a tributary of the Seine River, which flows into the English Channel. The Seine watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in northern France. Advanced treatment at this plant helps reduce nutrient loads and protect downstream water quality.
Frequently asked questions
The MONTMIRAIL plant is located in Courbetaux, near Montmirail, in the Marne department of the Grand Est region, France.
The plant serves a population of 2,750 people.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local watercourses that flow into the Marne River basin, part of the Seine watershed.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which includes nutrient removal and disinfection, exceeding the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive's secondary treatment requirement for agglomerations of this size.
As a French plant serving over 2,000 people, MONTMIRAIL operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for all such agglomerations and advanced treatment in sensitive areas.
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