making your wastewater treatment plant work good in france

making your wastewater treatment plant work good in france
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  • Does France have a municipal waste water treatment plant?
  • Any French residential zone of more than 2,000 inhabitants has the obligation to have a municipal waste water treatment plant. This is optional in smaller residential areas. Many small villages have a small municipal plant for the village centre, with private systems serving residences out of town.
  • How many waste water treatment systems are there in France?
  • In some cases, a village cannot afford a municipal plant and all residents are obliged to have a private system. As a result, France has more than five million private waste water treatment systems. The French Government website Service Public has more information on the rules of disposing of waste water.
  • Can used waste water be discharged in France?
  • As elsewhere in Europe, in France used waste water cannot be discharged without appropriate treatment either via a private waste water treatment system or a municipal waste water plant. Assainissement Non Collectif (ANC) are privately-owned waste water treatment plants.
  • How many sewage treatment plants are in France?
  • According to the French environment and energy agency ADEME,6 85 wastewater treatment plants had anaerobic digestion facilities in 2014, out of a total 20,000 plants in France at the time. These plants handled the sewage generated by a 26.6 million PE and produced more than 265,000 tonnes of sludge, i.e. 0.54 TWh of energy, per year.