Overview
SAINT VIT wastewater treatment plant serves approximately 5,800 residents in Saint-Vit, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. It operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, ensuring compliance with secondary treatment standards.
The SAINT VIT wastewater treatment plant is located in Saint-Vit, a commune in the Doubs department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. It serves a population of around 5,800 people, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under French and EU regulations. As a plant in France, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The directive also requires appropriate treatment before discharge into freshwater bodies, ensuring environmental protection. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Doubs River, a tributary of the Saône River, and then into the Rhône River before reaching the Mediterranean Sea. This downstream chain supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the region.
Environmental context
The SAINT VIT plant discharges into the Doubs River basin, which flows into the Saône and then the Rhône River, eventually reaching the Mediterranean Sea. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic ecosystems and is part of a larger network of rivers that provide habitat for fish and other wildlife. The plant's treatment helps maintain water quality in this sensitive freshwater environment.
Frequently asked questions
The SAINT VIT plant is located in Saint-Vit, a commune in the Doubs department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Its address is Chemin des Fins, Saint-Vit, 25410.
The plant serves approximately 5,800 residents, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under French and EU regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which flows into the Doubs River, a tributary of the Saône River, and eventually reaches the Mediterranean Sea via the Rhône River.
As a French plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size to protect water quality.
Under the EU UWWTD, plants serving between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalent typically require secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
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