CAMUNAS Wastewater Treatment Plant, Camuñas, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

The CAMUNAS wastewater treatment plant is located in Camuñas, a town in the province of Toledo, within the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The plant serves a population of about 4,674 residents, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Spanish and EU regulations. As a secondary treatment facility, CAMUNAS meets the minimum treatment standard required by 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 (PE) greater than 2,000, which this plant exceeds. The plant's discharge volume is reported at 705 cubic meters per day. The treated effluent from CAMUNAS is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Tagus River basin. The Tagus River is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula, flowing westward through Spain and Portugal before reaching the Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon. The plant's operations help protect the ecological health of this important river system.

The CAMUNAS plant discharges into the Tagus River basin, which flows through central Spain and Portugal to the Atlantic Ocean. The Tagus supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for agriculture and urban use. The plant's secondary treatment reduces organic pollutants and suspended solids, helping to maintain water quality in this ecologically sensitive watershed.