Overview
STEP BREUCHES is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving Sainte-Marie-en-Chaux, France. It treats wastewater for approximately 5,405 people with a designed capacity of 2,700 m³/day.
STEP BREUCHES is a wastewater treatment plant located in Sainte-Marie-en-Chaux, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. The plant serves a population of approximately 5,405 people, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under French regulations. The facility provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for inland agglomerations of this size. The plant has a designed capacity of 2,700 m³/day and discharges an average daily volume of 964.24 m³. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Saône River basin. The Saône flows southward to join the Rhône, eventually reaching the Mediterranean Sea. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect the sensitive aquatic ecosystems of the Saône and Rhône rivers.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Saône River basin, which is part of the larger Rhône-Mediterranean watershed. The Saône River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for fish species. The advanced treatment at STEP BREUCHES helps reduce nutrient loading and protects downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive region.
Frequently asked questions
STEP BREUCHES is located in Sainte-Marie-en-Chaux, in the Haute-Saône department of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, France.
The plant serves approximately 5,405 people, making it a small to medium agglomeration under French and EU regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which flows into the Saône River basin. The Saône River eventually joins the Rhône River, which empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
STEP BREUCHES provides advanced treatment, which exceeds the secondary treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for inland plants serving this population size.
As a French wastewater treatment plant, STEP BREUCHES operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), transposed into French law. The directive requires secondary treatment for agglomerations above 2,000 population equivalent, and advanced treatment in sensitive areas.
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