NUNOMORAL Wastewater Treatment Plant, Nuñomoral, Extremadura, Spain

NUNOMORAL is a wastewater treatment plant located in the municipality of Nuñomoral, in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. It serves a population of approximately 3,400 residents, making it a small-scale facility within the region's rural wastewater infrastructure. The plant operates with secondary treatment, which is the standard level required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000. The designed capacity is 5,000 m³/day, with a reported discharge volume of 616.24 m³/day, indicating that the plant has ample capacity for current loads. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Tagus River basin, one of the major river systems in the Iberian Peninsula. The Tagus River flows westward through Spain and Portugal, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon. The plant's operations help protect downstream water quality and aquatic ecosystems.

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. Secondary treatment reduces organic pollutants and suspended solids, helping to maintain the ecological health of the river and its estuary.