Overview
Avully_Gennecy is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Avully, Geneva, Switzerland, serving 1,436 people. It discharges treated water into the local watershed, ultimately flowing toward the Rhone River.
Avully_Gennecy is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Avully, a commune in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland. The facility serves a population of approximately 1,436 residents, making it a small-scale treatment operation within the Swiss wastewater infrastructure. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment stage required under Swiss regulations for communities of this size. With a designed capacity of 2,400 cubic meters per day and an actual discharge volume of 651.83 cubic meters per day, the plant operates well within its capacity, ensuring effective treatment of local wastewater. The treated effluent is discharged into the local water system, which drains into the Rhone River basin. The Rhone flows from the Swiss Alps through Lake Geneva and into the Mediterranean Sea, making the plant's performance important for downstream water quality in both Switzerland and France.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Rhone River watershed, which flows from the Swiss Alps through Lake Geneva and eventually into the Mediterranean Sea. This river system supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for fish. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive basin.
Frequently asked questions
Avully_Gennecy is located in Avully, a commune in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland, at Route d'Epeisses, Épeisses.
The plant serves approximately 1,436 residents in the Avully area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the local water system, which flows into the Rhone River basin and eventually reaches the Mediterranean Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under Swiss regulations for small communities.
Swiss wastewater treatment plants are regulated under the Federal Water Protection Act (GSchG), which mandates secondary treatment for communities of this size to protect water quality in sensitive watersheds like the Rhone basin.
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