VILLARGORDO DEL CABRIEL Wastewater Treatment Plant, Villargordo del Cabriel, Spain

VILLARGORDO DEL CABRIEL is a wastewater treatment plant located in Villargordo del Cabriel, a municipality in the Comunitat Valenciana region of eastern Spain. The plant served the local population as part of the region's municipal wastewater infrastructure. The plant was designed with a capacity of 1,666 cubic meters per day and provided secondary treatment, which is the standard level required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for inland freshwater discharges. The directive mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale to reduce organic pollution. The treated effluent from the plant would have discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Mediterranean Sea via the Júcar River basin. The plant's operation contributed to protecting downstream water quality and aquatic ecosystems in the region.

The plant is located inland in the Júcar River basin, which flows eastward into the Mediterranean Sea. The watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is important for regional water resources. The plant's secondary treatment helped reduce nutrient and organic loads to the river, protecting downstream ecological health.