NOVeS Wastewater Treatment Plant, Novés, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

NOVeS is a wastewater treatment plant located in La Vega, Novés, Toledo, within the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The facility serves a population of approximately 3,360 residents, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Spanish and EU regulations. 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. Advanced treatment typically includes nutrient removal to protect sensitive receiving waters, aligning with Spain's implementation of the directive in sensitive areas. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Tagus River basin, one of the Iberian Peninsula's major river systems. The Tagus flows westward through Spain and Portugal, discharging into the Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon. The advanced treatment helps safeguard downstream aquatic ecosystems and supports water quality in the Tagus watershed.

The plant discharges into the Tagus River basin, which flows through central Spain and Portugal before reaching the Atlantic Ocean. The Tagus supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for agriculture and urban use. Advanced treatment at NOVeS reduces nutrient loading, helping to prevent eutrophication in downstream reservoirs and the river's estuary, an ecologically sensitive area for migratory birds and fish.