Overview
SALTGOURDE wastewater treatment plant serves Marsac-sur-l'Isle and the Périgueux area in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It treats wastewater for approximately 47,900 people under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
SALTGOURDE is a wastewater treatment plant located in Marsac-sur-l'Isle, near Périgueux in the Dordogne department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The plant serves a population equivalent of approximately 47,900, placing it in the medium agglomeration category under French and EU regulations. As a facility of this scale in France, SALTGOURDE is required to meet secondary treatment standards under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). The directive mandates that agglomerations with a population equivalent between 10,000 and 150,000 must have secondary treatment, with tertiary treatment required in sensitive areas. It operates within this regulatory framework. The treated effluent from SALTGOURDE is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Isle River, a tributary of the Dordogne River. The Dordogne flows into the Garonne estuary and then the Atlantic Ocean. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of the Isle River and the downstream Dordogne basin, which supports diverse aquatic life and is important for regional biodiversity.
Environmental context
SALTGOURDE discharges into the Isle River, which flows into the Dordogne River, then into the Garonne estuary and the Atlantic Ocean. The Dordogne basin is ecologically sensitive, supporting diverse aquatic species and serving as a migratory corridor for fish. The plant's treatment helps protect water quality in this important river system.
Frequently asked questions
SALTGOURDE is located on Route de Bordeaux in Marsac-sur-l'Isle, near Périgueux, in the Dordogne department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
The plant serves approximately 47,900 people, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under EU regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into the Isle River, which flows into the Dordogne River and eventually reaches the Atlantic Ocean via the Garonne estuary.
As a French plant serving over 10,000 people, SALTGOURDE operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, plants serving between 10,000 and 150,000 population equivalent must provide secondary treatment. In sensitive areas, tertiary treatment may be required.
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