Overview
TORREDELCAMPO wastewater treatment plant serves Torre del Campo, Andalucía, Spain. It treats wastewater from a population of approximately 14,000 under EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive standards.
TORREDELCAMPO is a wastewater treatment plant located in Torre del Campo, a municipality in the province of Jaén, within the autonomous community of Andalucía, Spain. The plant serves a population of around 14,000 people, placing it in the medium agglomeration category under EU regulations. As a Spanish facility, the plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The directive also mandates more advanced treatment if the receiving waters are designated as sensitive areas. The plant is expected to meet these regulatory standards. The plant discharges treated wastewater into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Guadalquivir River basin, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The Guadalquivir supports diverse aquatic ecosystems and is important for agriculture and biodiversity in the region.
Environmental context
The treated effluent from TORREDELCAMPO likely enters local streams that feed into the Guadalquivir River, one of Spain's major rivers. The Guadalquivir basin supports a variety of aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in Andalucía. Downstream, the river flows through the Doñana wetlands before reaching the Atlantic Ocean, an area of high ecological sensitivity that relies on good water quality from upstream sources.
Frequently asked questions
The TORREDELCAMPO plant is located in Torre del Campo, a municipality in the province of Jaén, Andalucía, Spain.
The plant serves approximately 14,000 people, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under EU wastewater treatment regulations.
The treated wastewater is discharged into local watercourses that are part of the Guadalquivir River basin, which ultimately flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
As a Spanish plant, TORREDELCAMPO operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size and may require tertiary treatment if the receiving waters are sensitive.
For medium agglomerations like this, Spanish plants typically provide at least secondary biological treatment. In sensitive areas, additional nutrient removal may be required to protect downstream ecosystems.
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