RA3 Larsgarden Wastewater Treatment Plant, Ålesund, Norway

RA3 Larsgarden is a wastewater treatment plant located in the Skuggen area of Ålesund, Norway, within Møre og Romsdal county. The plant serves a population of around 7,000 residents, contributing to the region's municipal wastewater management infrastructure. As a Norwegian facility, RA3 Larsgarden operates under national regulations that transpose the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For agglomerations serving between 2,000 and 10,000 people, the directive requires secondary treatment as a minimum standard. The plant's designed capacity is 1.00 (likely in thousands of cubic meters per day or similar unit), indicating its scale relative to the population served. The treated effluent from RA3 Larsgarden is discharged into the local water system, which ultimately drains into the Norwegian Sea. This coastal discharge point is within 50 kilometers of the coast, making the plant's operations relevant to marine water quality. The surrounding watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is part of the broader North Atlantic ecosystem, which is sensitive to nutrient inputs from wastewater.

RA3 Larsgarden discharges into the local water system that flows into the Norwegian Sea, a coastal marine environment. The area supports diverse aquatic life, including fish and marine mammals, and is part of the North Atlantic ecosystem. Nutrient management is critical to prevent eutrophication in the sensitive coastal waters of western Norway.