Overview
MINAYA is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Minaya, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, serving approximately 3,000 people. It discharges 269.00 cubic meters of treated wastewater, supporting local water quality.
MINAYA is a wastewater treatment plant located in Minaya, a municipality in the province of Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The plant serves a population of around 3,000 residents, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for this small inland community. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. This level of treatment ensures high-quality effluent, reducing nutrients and pollutants before discharge. The treated wastewater is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Júcar River basin, which flows eastward to the Mediterranean Sea. The advanced treatment helps protect the ecological health of these receiving waters, supporting aquatic life and downstream water quality in the Júcar watershed.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Júcar River basin, which flows through eastern Spain and empties into the Mediterranean Sea near Valencia. The Júcar supports diverse aquatic ecosystems and is used for irrigation and drinking water supply. Advanced treatment at MINAYA reduces nutrient loading, helping to prevent eutrophication in downstream reservoirs and coastal waters.
Frequently asked questions
The MINAYA plant is located in Minaya, a municipality in the province of Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
The plant serves approximately 3,000 people, making it a small-scale municipal treatment facility.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local watercourses that are part of the Júcar River basin, which flows to the Mediterranean Sea.
MINAYA uses advanced treatment, which exceeds the secondary treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for small agglomerations.
As a Spanish plant, MINAYA operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates appropriate treatment for agglomerations based on population and receiving water sensitivity.
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