JARAFUEL Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jarafuel, Comunitat Valenciana

JARAFUEL is a wastewater treatment plant located in Jarafuel, a municipality in the El Valle de Cofrentes-Ayora comarca of Comunitat Valenciana, Spain. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,054 residents and is designed with a capacity of 2,500 cubic meters per day, with an average discharge volume of 192.66 m³/day. As a secondary treatment facility, JARAFUEL operates under Spain's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The plant's treatment process meets the regulatory standards for organic matter and suspended solids removal, ensuring compliance with national and European water quality objectives. The treated effluent from JARAFUEL is discharged into the local water system, which ultimately drains into the Júcar River basin. The Júcar River flows eastward into the Mediterranean Sea, supporting diverse aquatic life and providing water for irrigation and human consumption. The plant plays a key role in protecting the downstream environment from untreated wastewater pollution.

JARAFUEL's treated effluent enters the local drainage network within the Júcar River basin, a major watershed in eastern Spain. The Júcar River flows through the region and discharges into the Mediterranean Sea near Cullera. The downstream environment supports a variety of aquatic species and is used for recreational activities, making the plant's secondary treatment essential for maintaining water quality and ecological balance.