The objective is to bring the river above the dissolved oxygen levels that are accepted worldwide as indicators of decontaminated rivers, allowing for the recovery of riverbank spaces that can be used for recreation and urban and landscape development.
The plant treats wastewater from the municipalities of Medellín and Bello that reaches the plant through the Bello Interceptor before being discharged. The plant receives some 120 tons of organic matter daily from industrial, commercial, and residential wastewater.
General Information
- Location: Medellín, Colombia
- Capacity: 432,000 m3/d
- Contract type: D&C
- Equivalent population: 3,880,000 people