Overview
SEYNE LES ALPES is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Seyne, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. It serves a population of 2,650 and discharges treated water into the local watershed.
SEYNE LES ALPES wastewater treatment plant is located in Seyne, a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,650 people, reflecting its role in a small mountain community. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, ensuring high-quality effluent. With a designed capacity of 4,665 cubic meters per day and an average discharge volume of 472.76 cubic meters per day, it operates well within its capacity. As a French facility, it complies with national regulations transposing the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates appropriate treatment for agglomerations of this size. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Durance River, a major tributary of the Rhône. The Rhône flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect the sensitive alpine aquatic ecosystems and downstream water quality in the Durance basin.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the local watershed, which feeds into the Durance River, a major tributary of the Rhône River. The Rhône flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Durance basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important water resource for the region. The advanced treatment level helps minimize nutrient and pollutant loads, protecting downstream ecosystems in the Rhône delta and the Mediterranean coastal zone.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located at 731, Route du Serre-Vinatier, La Gerelina, Seyne, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
The plant serves a population of approximately 2,650 people in the Seyne area.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which drains into the Durance River, a tributary of the Rhône River, ultimately reaching the Mediterranean Sea.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which includes processes beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants, ensuring high-quality effluent.
As a French plant, it operates under national laws implementing the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For agglomerations of this size (2,650 people), the directive requires appropriate treatment, and the plant's advanced treatment exceeds the minimum secondary treatment standard.
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