Overview
L'Hospitalet de l'Infant wastewater treatment plant in Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant, Catalunya, Spain, serves a population of 3,415 with secondary treatment. It discharges 987.89 m³/day of treated wastewater near the Mediterranean coast.
L'Hospitalet de l'Infant wastewater treatment plant is located in Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant, a coastal municipality in the Baix Camp comarca of Tarragona, Catalunya, Spain. The plant serves a population of approximately 3,415 and is situated within 10 km of the Mediterranean Sea, making it a coastal facility. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 17,188 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 987.89 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating ample headroom for future growth or seasonal variations. The treated effluent is discharged into the local coastal environment, ultimately reaching the Mediterranean Sea. The area supports diverse marine life and is part of the broader Catalan coastal ecosystem. The plant plays a key role in protecting coastal water quality and public health in this tourist-friendly region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges treated wastewater into the local coastal waters of the Mediterranean Sea near the Costa Dorada. This area is ecologically sensitive, supporting seagrass meadows and diverse marine species. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loads and organic pollutants, mitigating eutrophication risks in the coastal zone.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant, in the Baix Camp comarca of Tarragona, Catalunya, Spain. Its address is Camí de l'Alcantarilla Gran.
The plant serves a population of approximately 3,415 people, making it a small agglomeration under EU classification.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the local coastal environment, ultimately reaching the Mediterranean Sea. It is located within 10 km of the coast.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size discharging into coastal waters.
As a Spanish plant, it operates under the national transposition of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for small coastal agglomerations to protect marine water quality.
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