SAINT GENIES DE MALGOIRES Wastewater Treatment Plant, Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès, Occitanie

The SAINT GENIES DE MALGOIRES wastewater treatment plant is located in Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès, a commune in the Gard department of Occitanie, southern France. The plant serves a population equivalent of 3,838 and is designed with a capacity of 3,000 cubic meters per day, with an average discharge volume of 684.69 m³/day. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. Advanced treatment typically includes nutrient removal (nitrogen and phosphorus) to protect sensitive receiving waters. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which drains into the Gardon River and eventually the Rhône River before reaching the Mediterranean Sea. The plant's advanced treatment helps safeguard downstream aquatic ecosystems and supports the ecological health of the region.

The plant discharges into the Gardon River basin, a tributary of the Rhône River, which flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The downstream environment supports diverse aquatic life and is part of a larger river system that provides habitat for fish species such as the European eel. Advanced treatment at this plant helps reduce nutrient loading, protecting water quality in the sensitive coastal zone of the Gulf of Lion.