Overview
Parçay-Meslay wastewater treatment plant in Centre-Val de Loire, France, serves 2,100 people with advanced treatment. It discharges 374.64 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 2,250 m³/day.
The Parçay-Meslay wastewater treatment plant, located on Route de Rochecorbon in the commune of Parçay-Meslay, Centre-Val de Loire, France, serves a population of approximately 2,100 residents. The facility is part of the municipal infrastructure for the Tours metropolitan area and operates under French national regulations transposing the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, ensuring a high level of pollutant removal before discharge. With a designed capacity of 2,250 m³/day and an average daily flow of 374.64 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth or seasonal variations. The advanced treatment level meets the requirements for sensitive areas as defined under the EU directive. Treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Loire River, one of France's major waterways. The Loire River supports diverse aquatic ecosystems and is an important ecological corridor. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream water quality and the ecological health of the Loire basin.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the local watershed that feeds the Loire River, which flows through the Centre-Val de Loire region before reaching the Atlantic Ocean. The Loire River is known for its biodiversity, including migratory fish species such as Atlantic salmon and European eel. Advanced treatment at this plant reduces nutrient loads, helping to prevent eutrophication in downstream waters and supporting the ecological balance of the Loire estuary.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located on Route de Rochecorbon in Parçay-Meslay, a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department of Centre-Val de Loire, France, near the city of Tours.
The plant serves approximately 2,100 residents in the Parçay-Meslay area, part of the Tours metropolitan region.
The plant uses advanced treatment processes, which provide a higher level of pollutant removal than secondary treatment, including nutrient reduction to protect sensitive receiving waters.
Treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed that drains into the Loire River, a major French river flowing into the Atlantic Ocean.
As a French plant serving a population under 10,000, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires appropriate treatment. The advanced treatment level exceeds the minimum secondary treatment requirement, ensuring protection of the Loire River ecosystem.
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