Overview
MOTA DEL CUERVO wastewater treatment plant serves the town of Mota del Cuervo in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. It treats wastewater from approximately 8,060 residents.
The MOTA DEL CUERVO wastewater treatment plant is located in Mota del Cuervo, a town in the Castilla-La Mancha region of central Spain. The facility serves a population of approximately 8,060 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU standards. As a Spanish plant, it 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 details are not publicly available, but the regulatory framework ensures compliance with national and European standards for wastewater treatment. The plant discharges treated effluent into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Atlantic Ocean via the Tagus River basin. The surrounding region is semi-arid, making water quality management critical for local ecosystems and agricultural use.
Environmental context
The plant's treated effluent flows into the Tagus River basin, which drains westward across Spain and Portugal to the Atlantic Ocean. The local watershed supports agricultural irrigation and sustains riparian habitats in a semi-arid climate. Protecting water quality in this basin is essential for downstream ecosystems and human water use.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located at Autopista Madrid - Levante, Mota del Cuervo, Castilla-La Mancha, 16630, Spain.
The plant serves approximately 8,060 residents of Mota del Cuervo.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local watercourses that are part of the Tagus River basin, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean.
As a Spanish plant, it 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 between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalent are required to provide secondary treatment, which typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
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