CONJUNTA DE GASCONES Wastewater Treatment Plant, Gascones, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

CONJUNTA DE GASCONES is a wastewater treatment plant located in Gascones, a small municipality in the Comunidad de Madrid, Spain. The plant serves a population of 431 and is part of the region's infrastructure for managing domestic wastewater in a rural setting. As a secondary treatment facility, CONJUNTA DE GASCONES provides biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The plant has a designed capacity of 4,500 m³/day, with an actual discharge volume of 813.17 m³/day, indicating it operates well below its capacity. Under Spanish and EU regulations, secondary treatment is standard for small agglomerations under the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). The plant's treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse, contributing to the protection of the surrounding environment. The region's rivers ultimately drain into the Tagus River basin, which flows westward into Portugal and discharges into the Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon. Proper treatment helps safeguard downstream aquatic ecosystems and water quality.

The plant discharges into a local tributary of the Tagus River basin, which flows through central Spain and Portugal before reaching the Atlantic Ocean. The Tagus basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important water resource for agriculture and urban areas. Effective wastewater treatment at CONJUNTA DE GASCONES helps reduce nutrient and pollutant loads, protecting downstream habitats and maintaining ecological balance in the watershed.