Overview
Pelousey Village is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Pelousey, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, serving 2,600 people with a designed capacity of 2,300 m³/day.
Pelousey Village is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in the commune of Pelousey, within the Doubs department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. The plant serves a population of 2,600 and has a designed capacity of 2,300 cubic meters per day, with a reported discharge volume of 463.84 cubic meters per day. As an advanced treatment facility, Pelousey Village goes beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, which is typical for plants in sensitive areas under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). The directive requires tertiary treatment for agglomerations of this size when discharging into sensitive catchments, ensuring high effluent quality. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which drains into the Doubs River, a tributary of the Saône, and ultimately the Rhône River and the Mediterranean Sea. This downstream connection underscores the plant's role in protecting water quality in a region known for its rivers and biodiversity.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Doubs River basin, part of the larger Saône-Rhône system that flows to the Mediterranean Sea. The Doubs River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important corridor for migratory fish. The advanced treatment at Pelousey Village helps reduce nutrient loading, protecting downstream ecosystems from eutrophication.
Frequently asked questions
Pelousey Village is located in the commune of Pelousey, in the Doubs department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
The plant serves a population of 2,600 people.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which drains into the Doubs River, a tributary of the Saône, and ultimately the Rhône River and the Mediterranean Sea.
As an advanced treatment plant, Pelousey Village complies with the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires tertiary treatment for agglomerations of this size when discharging into sensitive areas to protect water quality.
In France, plants serving populations of this scale typically provide secondary or advanced treatment, depending on the sensitivity of the receiving water body. The EU directive mandates secondary treatment as a minimum, with advanced treatment required in sensitive zones.
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