Overview
Canedo wastewater treatment plant serves 2,600 people in Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal. It provides secondary treatment and discharges 433.50 m³/day of treated effluent.
Canedo wastewater treatment plant is located in the Campêlo area of Canedo, within the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro District, Portugal. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,600 residents, making it a small-scale municipal facility. It operates under Portugal's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The plant provides secondary treatment, which typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. With a designed capacity of 3,128 m³/day, the current discharge volume of 433.50 m³/day indicates significant spare capacity. The facility is situated inland, more than 10 km from the coast, reducing direct marine discharge risks. Treated effluent from Canedo is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Atlantic Ocean via the Ave River basin. The region's aquatic ecosystems benefit from the secondary treatment level, which helps protect downstream water quality and supports biodiversity in the surrounding watershed.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that flow into the Ave River, which ultimately reaches the Atlantic Ocean near Vila do Conde. This coastal watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is important for regional water resources. Secondary treatment reduces organic pollutants and suspended solids, helping to maintain ecological balance in the receiving waters.
Frequently asked questions
Canedo WWTP is located at Rua dos Moinhos, Campêlo, Canedo, in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro District, Portugal.
The plant serves approximately 2,600 residents in the Canedo area of Santa Maria da Feira.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local watercourses that drain into the Ave River basin, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean.
Canedo WWTP provides secondary treatment, which typically includes biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, meeting EU standards for small agglomerations.
As a Portuguese plant serving 2,600 people, Canedo operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalent.
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