CASINOS Wastewater Treatment Plant, Casinos, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

The CASINOS wastewater treatment plant is located in Casinos, a municipality in the Camp de Túria comarca of Valencia, within the Comunitat Valenciana, Spain. The plant serves a population of 2,194 and is part of the region's municipal wastewater infrastructure. The plant operates at secondary treatment level, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 10,633 m³/day and a discharge volume of 358.69 m³/day, the facility has ample capacity to handle current loads. Secondary treatment typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The treated effluent is discharged into the local water environment, ultimately draining into the Mediterranean Sea via the Turia River basin. The plant plays a key role in protecting downstream water quality and supporting the ecological health of the region's rivers and coastal areas.

The plant discharges into the Turia River basin, which flows eastward through Valencia and into the Mediterranean Sea. The downstream environment includes the Albufera de Valencia, a coastal lagoon and wetland of ecological importance that supports diverse aquatic life and migratory birds. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic pollution, mitigating eutrophication risks in the sensitive coastal and lagoon ecosystems.