Overview
Puente Esuri wastewater treatment plant serves the Costa Esuri area of Ayamonte, Andalucía, Spain. It provides secondary treatment for a population of 4,025 and discharges 729.52 m³/day.
Puente Esuri is a wastewater treatment plant located in the Costa Esuri urbanization of Ayamonte, in the province of Huelva, Andalucía, Spain. The plant serves a population equivalent of 4,025, placing it in the small agglomeration category under Spanish and EU regulations. The facility provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size. The plant has a designed capacity of 1,837 m³/day and currently treats an average daily flow of 729.52 m³/day, indicating operational headroom. The treated effluent is discharged into the local environment near the Guadiana River estuary, which forms the border between Spain and Portugal. The Guadiana River flows into the Gulf of Cádiz (Atlantic Ocean), supporting diverse aquatic life and important migratory bird populations in the surrounding wetlands.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Guadiana River basin, which drains into the Gulf of Cádiz in the Atlantic Ocean. The lower Guadiana estuary is ecologically sensitive, supporting diverse aquatic life and serving as a migratory corridor for birds. The area includes salt marshes and tidal flats that provide critical habitat for fish and invertebrates.
Frequently asked questions
Puente Esuri WWTP is located in the Costa Esuri urbanization of Ayamonte, in the province of Huelva, Andalucía, Spain. The address is Pista Camino de Valdepia, Costa Esuri, Ayamonte.
The plant serves a population equivalent of 4,025 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU wastewater treatment regulations.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the Guadiana River basin, which flows into the Gulf of Cádiz in the Atlantic Ocean. The discharge volume averages 729.52 m³ per day.
Puente Esuri provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size.
As a Spanish plant, Puente Esuri operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), transposed into Spanish law. The directive requires secondary treatment for agglomerations above 2,000 population equivalent discharging into freshwater.
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