Overview
CONJUNTA AMBITE is a wastewater treatment plant serving Ambite, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain. It treats wastewater from a population of approximately 3,785 under EU regulatory standards.
CONJUNTA AMBITE is a wastewater treatment plant located in Ambite, within the Comunidad de Madrid, Spain. The facility serves a population of around 3,785, placing it in the small agglomeration category under EU classification. As a Spanish plant, CONJUNTA AMBITE operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The plant's treatment processes and capacity are managed to meet these regulatory standards, ensuring compliance with national and European water quality objectives. The treated effluent from CONJUNTA AMBITE is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Tagus River basin, a major hydrological system in the Iberian Peninsula. The plant plays a key role in protecting the ecological health of the surrounding streams and the downstream environment, supporting biodiversity and water quality in the region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that are part of the Tagus River basin, which flows westward through Spain and Portugal to the Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor. The plant's operations help maintain water quality in this sensitive river system, reducing nutrient and pollutant loads that could affect downstream habitats.
Frequently asked questions
CONJUNTA AMBITE is located in Ambite, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain, at M-215, La Vega.
The plant serves a population of approximately 3,785 people.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that are part of the Tagus River basin, ultimately flowing to the Atlantic Ocean.
As a Spanish plant, CONJUNTA AMBITE operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, plants serving populations between 2,000 and 10,000 are required to have secondary treatment, which typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
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