Overview
Sant Feliu de Codines wastewater treatment plant serves the municipality of Sant Feliu de Codines in Catalonia, Spain. It treats wastewater for a population of 4,215.
The Sant Feliu de Codines wastewater treatment plant is located in the Vallès Oriental comarca of Catalonia, Spain, serving the municipality of Sant Feliu de Codines. The plant treats wastewater for a population of 4,215, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Spanish and EU regulations. As a plant in Spain, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Mediterranean Sea via the Besòs River basin. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local environment and downstream water quality in the Barcelona region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Besòs River basin, which flows through the Vallès Oriental region and empties into the Mediterranean Sea near Barcelona. The downstream environment supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the densely populated metropolitan area. Protecting water quality in this basin is critical for both ecological health and recreational uses.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Sant Feliu de Codines, in the Vallès Oriental comarca of Catalonia, Spain, at Camí de Mas Lloberes.
The plant serves a population of 4,215 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which drains into the Besòs River and ultimately the Mediterranean Sea.
As a Spanish plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.
Under the EU UWWTD, plants serving between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalent are required to have secondary treatment, which is the standard for this scale.
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