ACEBO HOYO Wastewater Treatment Plant, Hoyos, Extremadura, Spain

ACEBO HOYO is a wastewater treatment plant located in Hoyos, a municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. The plant serves a population of around 5,700 residents, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for this inland community. As a Spanish treatment facility, ACEBO HOYO operates under the national transposition of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000, the directive requires secondary treatment or equivalent. The plant's treatment processes are designed to meet these standards, ensuring compliance with European environmental regulations. The treated effluent from ACEBO HOYO is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Tagus River basin, one of the major river systems in the Iberian Peninsula. The Tagus River flows westward through Spain and Portugal before reaching the Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon. The plant's operations help protect the local aquatic ecosystem and downstream water quality.

ACEBO HOYO discharges into a tributary of the Tagus River basin, which flows through central Spain and Portugal to the Atlantic Ocean. The Tagus basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the Iberian Peninsula. The plant's treatment helps maintain water quality in this sensitive watershed, which faces pressures from agriculture and urban development.