NAQUERA SERRA Wastewater Treatment Plant, Nàquera, Comunitat Valenciana

NAQUERA SERRA is a wastewater treatment plant located in Nàquera, a municipality in the Camp de Túria comarca of Valencia, Spain. The plant serves a population of approximately 7,000 people, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for this inland community in the Comunitat Valenciana region. As a Spanish wastewater facility, NAQUERA SERRA operates under the national transposition of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000, the directive requires appropriate treatment, typically secondary treatment, to protect receiving waters. The plant's designed capacity is 1.00 (likely in thousands of cubic meters per day or similar units), indicating a scale consistent with its population served. The plant discharges treated effluent into local watercourses that ultimately drain toward the Mediterranean Sea. The region's Mediterranean climate, with dry summers and heavy autumn rains, influences both water availability and the ecological sensitivity of receiving streams. Downstream environments support diverse aquatic life and are important for regional biodiversity, though specific protected areas are not named here.

The treated effluent from NAQUERA SERRA flows into local streams within the Turia River basin, which eventually reaches the Mediterranean Sea near Valencia. The downstream environment includes coastal wetlands and marine habitats that are ecologically sensitive, supporting migratory birds and aquatic species. The plant's location within 50 km of the coast means its discharge contributes to the overall nutrient load entering the Mediterranean, highlighting the importance of effective treatment to prevent eutrophication.