Overview
PUY GUILLAUME Bourg is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving 3,400 people in Puy-Guillaume, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It discharges 606.55 m³/day of treated effluent into the local watershed.
PUY GUILLAUME Bourg is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Puy-Guillaume, a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The plant serves a population of approximately 3,400 residents, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under French and EU regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size discharging into freshwater. The designed capacity is 3,200 m³/day, and the current discharge volume is 606.55 m³/day, indicating operational headroom. The plant operates under the French regulatory framework, which implements the EU directive through national legislation. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Loire River basin, one of France's major river systems. The Loire flows into the Atlantic Ocean, supporting diverse aquatic ecosystems along its course. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect downstream water quality and ecological health.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Loire River, which flows through central France before reaching the Atlantic Ocean. The Loire basin is ecologically significant, supporting diverse fish populations and migratory species. Secondary treatment reduces organic pollutants and suspended solids, helping to maintain water quality in the downstream river system and its associated wetlands.
Frequently asked questions
PUY GUILLAUME Bourg is located in Puy-Guillaume, in the Puy-de-Dôme department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The address is Voie Communale N° 15 Dite Des Baraques, Beau Rivage.
The plant serves approximately 3,400 residents, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under EU classification.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local watercourse that is part of the Loire River basin, which ultimately flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size discharging into freshwater.
The plant operates under French regulations that implement the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For a population of 3,400, secondary treatment is required, and the plant meets this standard.
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