Overview
Galegos _ Irivo _ Ras is a wastewater treatment plant serving Penafiel, Portugal. It treats wastewater for approximately 6,000 people and discharges into the local watershed.
Galegos _ Irivo _ Ras is a wastewater treatment plant located in Penafiel, Porto District, Portugal. The facility serves a population of approximately 6,000 people, making it a small to medium agglomeration under Portuguese and EU classification. As a plant in Portugal, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The plant has a designed capacity of 1.00 (likely in thousands of cubic meters per day), indicating its scale. The regulatory framework ensures appropriate treatment standards. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into the local water system, which ultimately drains into the Douro River basin and then to the Atlantic Ocean. This contributes to the protection of water quality in the region, supporting aquatic life and downstream ecosystems.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Douro River basin, which flows westward through northern Portugal and empties into the Atlantic Ocean near Porto. The Douro River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor. The treatment plant helps protect this watershed from nutrient pollution and organic contaminants, maintaining water quality for both ecological and human uses.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located at Rua das Alminhas, Pedreira, Rans, Penafiel, Porto, 4560-125, Portugal.
The plant serves approximately 6,000 people in the Penafiel area.
The treated wastewater is discharged into the local water system, which flows into the Douro River basin and eventually reaches the Atlantic Ocean.
As a Portuguese plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.
Under the EU UWWTD, plants serving between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalent are required to have secondary treatment, which typically involves biological processes to remove organic matter and nutrients.
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