BENILLOBA Wastewater Treatment Plant, Benilloba, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

BENILLOBA is a wastewater treatment plant located in Benilloba, a municipality in the Comunitat Valenciana region of eastern Spain. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,182 residents and is part of the region's municipal wastewater infrastructure. It operates under Spain's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which sets standards for collection and treatment. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, ensuring a high level of pollutant removal. With a designed capacity of 2,500 m³/day and a reported discharge volume of 311.26 m³/day, the facility operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth or seasonal variations. The plant's advanced treatment level meets the stringent requirements for sensitive areas under the EU directive. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Mediterranean Sea via the Serpis River basin. The region's rivers support diverse aquatic life and are important for irrigation and recreation. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream water quality and the ecological health of the coastal environment.

The plant discharges into the Serpis River basin, which flows into the Mediterranean Sea near the Costa Blanca. This coastal region supports diverse marine and freshwater ecosystems, including seagrass meadows and fish spawning grounds. Advanced treatment at BENILLOBA reduces nutrient loads, helping to prevent eutrophication in the sensitive coastal waters of the Mediterranean.