Overview
ORBEC wastewater treatment plant serves Orbec, Normandie, France, with a designed capacity of 1.00 volume unit, handling a population equivalent of 22,564. It operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
The ORBEC wastewater treatment plant is located in Orbec, within the Normandie region of France. Serving a population equivalent of 22,564, the plant is a medium-sized facility that plays a key role in managing municipal wastewater for the local community. As a French facility, ORBEC operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale. The plant's designed capacity is 1.00 volume unit, indicating its infrastructure is sized to handle the wastewater load from the served population. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the English Channel via the Touques River. The downstream environment supports diverse aquatic life and contributes to the ecological health of the Normandy coast.
Environmental context
The ORBEC plant discharges into the Touques River basin, which flows northward through the Pays d'Auge region before reaching the English Channel near Deauville. This coastal area supports important estuarine and marine habitats, including nursery grounds for fish and migratory bird corridors. The plant's treatment performance directly influences water quality in this ecologically sensitive zone.
Frequently asked questions
The ORBEC plant is located on Route de Lisieux, Le Moulin de Beauvoir, in Orbec, Calvados, Normandie, France.
The ORBEC plant serves a population equivalent of 22,564 people.
The treated effluent from ORBEC is discharged into the local watershed, which flows into the Touques River and eventually reaches the English Channel.
As a French plant, ORBEC operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, plants serving between 10,000 and 150,000 population equivalent typically require secondary treatment, with tertiary treatment in sensitive areas.
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