VINCEY Wastewater Treatment Plant, Charmes, Grand Est, France

The VINCEY wastewater treatment plant is located in Charmes, in the Vosges department of the Grand Est region, France. It was a secondary treatment facility that served the local population before its closure. The plant was part of France's municipal wastewater infrastructure, which operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). As a secondary treatment plant, VINCEY provided biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. Plants of this type typically serve small to medium agglomerations. The EU directive requires secondary treatment for all discharges from agglomerations of over 2,000 population equivalent, and more stringent treatment in sensitive areas. The plant's treated effluent would have been discharged into a local watercourse, likely a tributary of the Moselle River, which flows into the Rhine and eventually the North Sea. The Moselle basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the region.

The VINCEY plant is situated inland in the Moselle River basin, which drains into the Rhine River and ultimately the North Sea. The local watershed supports a variety of freshwater species and is part of a larger network of rivers and streams in the Grand Est region. The area is characterized by mixed agricultural and urban land use, and the receiving water body would have been sensitive to nutrient loading from treated effluent.