BARLESTONE STW - Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant in Hinckley and Bosworth, England

BARLESTONE STW is a wastewater treatment plant located on Bosworth Road in Barlestone, within the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. The plant serves a population of around 2,913 and has a designed capacity of 3,000 cubic meters per day, with a reported discharge volume of 648.54 cubic meters per day. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. As a United Kingdom facility, it operates under the regulatory framework of the Environment Agency, which enforces discharge permits to protect water quality. The treated effluent from BARLESTONE STW is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the River Sence, a tributary of the River Soar, which flows into the River Trent and then to the Humber Estuary and the North Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the ecological health of these downstream waters.

BARLESTONE STW discharges into local streams that feed the River Sence, a tributary of the River Soar in the Trent catchment. The River Trent flows into the Humber Estuary, a major ecological site supporting diverse aquatic life and migratory fish. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic loads, protecting the sensitive freshwater and estuarine ecosystems downstream.