Overview
Brea de Tajo wastewater treatment plant serves the small community of Brea de Tajo in Comunidad de Madrid, Spain. It provides secondary treatment for a population of 233, with a designed capacity of 2000 m³/day.
The Brea de Tajo wastewater treatment plant is located in the municipality of Brea de Tajo, within the Comunidad de Madrid, Spain. It serves a small population of 233 residents, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for a rural community. The plant's designed capacity of 2000 m³/day indicates it can handle peak flows beyond current demand. As a secondary treatment facility, the plant meets the minimum treatment standards required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. The directive mandates secondary treatment for all discharges from agglomerations with a population equivalent above 2000, and Brea de Tajo's capacity aligns with this requirement. The treated effluent is discharged into the local hydrological network, which ultimately drains into the Tagus River basin. The Tagus River is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula and flows westward through Spain and Portugal before reaching the Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon. The plant's location inland, over 50 km from the coast, reduces direct marine impact, but its discharge contributes to the overall water quality of the Tagus basin, which supports diverse aquatic life and agricultural water use downstream.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Tagus River basin, which flows through central Spain and Portugal to the Atlantic Ocean. The Tagus River supports a variety of aquatic species and is an important water source for irrigation and drinking water. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce organic pollutants and suspended solids, protecting the river's ecological health in a region characterized by Mediterranean climate with seasonal droughts.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Brea de Tajo, a municipality in the Comunidad de Madrid, Spain. Its address is Camino del Doradillo, Brea de Tajo, Guadalajara.
The plant serves a population of 233 residents, reflecting its role in a small rural community.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local hydrological network, which flows into the Tagus River basin. The Tagus River ultimately reaches the Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
The plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), transposed into Spanish law. For small agglomerations like Brea de Tajo, secondary treatment is mandatory to protect water quality in the Tagus River basin.
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