Chipping Campden STW - Secondary Treatment Plant in Cotswold, England

Chipping Campden STW is a wastewater treatment plant located in Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England, serving a population of 2,332. The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard level for small agglomerations in the United Kingdom, ensuring effective removal of organic matter and suspended solids. The plant has a designed capacity of 2,750 m³/day and currently discharges 519.18 m³/day of treated effluent. As a UK facility, it operates under the Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994, which transpose the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For agglomerations of this size, secondary treatment is the required minimum, and the plant meets this standard. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse, likely a tributary of the River Thames or the River Avon, contributing to the overall water quality of the region. The Cotswolds area is known for its groundwater-fed rivers and ecologically sensitive chalk streams, which support diverse aquatic life and are important for conservation.

The plant discharges into a local watercourse in the Cotswolds, a region characterized by limestone geology and groundwater-fed rivers. The effluent ultimately drains into the River Thames catchment, which flows into the North Sea. The receiving waters support diverse aquatic ecosystems, including fish populations and invertebrate communities, and are sensitive to nutrient enrichment.