Overview
VILAFAMES wastewater treatment plant serves Vilafamés, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain. It provides secondary treatment for a population of 2,712 and has a designed capacity of 2,706 m³/day.
The VILAFAMES wastewater treatment plant is located in Vilafamés, a municipality in the province of Castellón, within the Comunitat Valenciana region of eastern Spain. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,712 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Spanish and EU regulations. The facility operates with secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for discharges into freshwater and estuaries from agglomerations of this size. The plant has a designed capacity of 2,706 m³/day and treats an average daily flow of 491.54 m³, indicating it operates well below its design capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Mediterranean Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's water resources and coastal environment by reducing organic load and nutrients before discharge.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a local watercourse that flows into the Mediterranean Sea near the Costa del Azahar. The coastal waters support diverse marine life, including seagrass meadows and fish nurseries. Proper wastewater treatment is essential to prevent eutrophication and maintain water quality in this ecologically sensitive coastal zone.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Vilafamés, in the province of Castellón, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain. Its address is Camí de les Useres, Vilafamés.
The plant serves a population of 2,712 people, making it a small agglomeration under EU classification.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge.
As a Spanish plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size discharging into freshwater or estuaries.
The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that eventually flows into the Mediterranean Sea, contributing to the protection of coastal water quality.
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