Overview
ORIHUELA LA MATANZA is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving 708 people in Orihuela, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain. It has a designed capacity of 2,500 m³/day and discharges 128.36 m³/day.
ORIHUELA LA MATANZA is a wastewater treatment plant located in the El Raiguero de la Matanza area of Orihuela, in the Comunitat Valenciana region of Spain. The plant serves a small population of 708 people, reflecting its role in a rural or peri-urban setting within the Vega Baja del Segura comarca. The plant provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond the secondary treatment required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 2,500 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 128.36 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth or seasonal variability. The treated effluent likely discharges into local watercourses that feed into the Segura River basin, which flows into the Mediterranean Sea via the Vega Baja del Segura region. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect the sensitive coastal and wetland ecosystems downstream, including the Mar Menor and other ecologically important areas.
Environmental context
The plant is situated inland, more than 10 km from the coast, but within 50 km of the Mediterranean Sea. Its treated effluent contributes to the Segura River basin, which supports irrigated agriculture and flows into the Mediterranean via the Vega Baja del Segura. The region includes ecologically sensitive coastal lagoons and wetlands that benefit from advanced treatment to reduce nutrient loading and protect aquatic biodiversity.
Frequently asked questions
ORIHUELA LA MATANZA is located in the El Raiguero de la Matanza area of Orihuela, in the Comunitat Valenciana region of Spain, along the road from Orihuela to Santomera.
The plant serves a population of 708 people, making it a small-scale facility typical of rural or peri-urban communities in the Vega Baja del Segura region.
The plant discharges treated wastewater into local watercourses that are part of the Segura River basin, which ultimately flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The advanced treatment ensures high-quality effluent to protect downstream ecosystems.
ORIHUELA LA MATANZA provides advanced treatment, which exceeds the secondary treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
As a Spanish plant, ORIHUELA LA MATANZA operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), transposed into Spanish law. The advanced treatment level aligns with requirements for sensitive areas, helping to protect the Mediterranean coastal environment.
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