Sewage treatment plants in Mallorca
The full guide: what the rules allow, the documents, the treated water and the upkeep.
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Sewage treatment plants in Campanet,
home of ses Fonts Ufanes.
Campanet is almost all countryside: fincas and houses spread between the village and the foothills of the Puig Tomir. For those with no mains sewer we fit new treatment plants, and leave you the signed documents for your adviser to file.
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- New treatment plant
- Signed documents
- Fincas and holiday homes
- Since 1998
Your area
Campanet: the water here ends up in s'Albufera
Campanet has no wetland from the Water Plan catalogue inside its municipality, but its water does reach the largest one in Mallorca. A good reason for what leaves a house to leave it treated.
Ses Fonts Ufanes and the torrent de Sant Miquel
The public estate of Gabellí Petit holds the natural monument of ses Fonts Ufanes (Decree 111/2001). According to the Balearic government, these springs burst out suddenly once enough rain has built up in the Puig Tomir massif, and their water runs down the torrent de Sant Miquel, which crosses the plain of sa Pobla to s'Albufera. What soaks into the ground in Campanet does not stay in Campanet.
Vulnerable zone: 9.7 km²
The Balearic Decree 18/2023 (BOIB no. 39, 28 March 2023) puts 9.7 km² of Campanet in the zone vulnerable to farm nitrates, over a quarter of a municipality of about 35. It is the fertiliser rule, not the treatment plant rule, but that is why we check your plot's vulnerability on the Recursos Hídrics viewer: where it is high, only a green area is allowed, and the Plan also lists denitrification and disinfection, recommended up to 12 population equivalents and required above 12 (art. 70.10 of the Water Plan, tables 13 and 14).
Holiday homes: the plant never goes off
Many fincas are used seasonally. An extended-aeration plant lives on its bacteria, and without air they die: the blower has to keep running even when the house is shut. For those cases there are units that feed the bacteria while nobody is there (on the GRAF one2clean, for example, the Pack +C). And if treatment is not practical because use is so occasional, the rules allow a sealed holding tank (art. 70.2).
What we do
What we fit in Campanet, and what others take care of
- A new treatment plant, extended aeration, approved and compliant with the EN 12566 family, as the Balearic Water Plan requires (art. 70.14). We work with all brands; for example, the GRAF one2clean.
- Installation, electrics and documents: the electrics as an authorised low-voltage installation company, and the documents prepared and signed for your architect or technical adviser to file.
- What others do, coordinated: digging the pit, your builder, with the manufacturer's instructions from us in writing; sludge emptying, an authorised waste-management company, as the law requires (art. 70.7.f).
- Service visits: the ones the regulations require or, if the manufacturer asks for more, the manufacturer's (two a year on the GRAF one2clean).
No subcontractors. In Campanet, if it's a holiday home, we take that into account when choosing the unit.
How we work
A treatment plant in Campanet, in 3 steps
1
You send us the details
The finca's location, whether it's a holiday home, its maximum bed spaces and photos of where the tank would go.
2
Written quote
Unit, installation, electrics and documents, with the pit instructions for your builder.
3
Installation and documents
We install, commission and hand over the signed documents for your adviser to file.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions about treatment plants in Campanet
Do ses Fonts Ufanes affect the treatment plant at my house in Campanet?
The natural monument (Decree 111/2001) has its own rules within its area, at Gabellí Petit. For your house's plant, the Balearic Water Plan applies (Royal Decree 49/2023, art. 70): where the treated water goes, the aquifer's vulnerability on your plot and any public supply wells nearby. In Campanet we check it on the Recursos Hídrics viewer before quoting.
Where does the treated water go at a finca in Campanet?
Normally it is reused on your own plot, with at least 25 m² of green area per population equivalent (art. 70.12): 200 m² for an 8-bed-space house, which a Campanet finca usually has. Then a responsible declaration is enough. If it had to go to a soakaway trench or pit, prior authorisation is needed, and there the authority's silence means refusal.
Holiday home in Campanet: treatment plant or holding tank?
If the house is used a few weeks a year and there is land, almost always a plant, sized for the maximum number of people and with the blower always running; on the GRAF one2clean, for example, with the Pack +C that feeds the bacteria when nobody is there. The rules allow a holding tank for occasional use where treatment is not practical (art. 70.2), but it has to be emptied completely every time it fills.
How much of Campanet is a nitrate vulnerable zone?
9.7 km², according to Balearic Decree 18/2023 (BOIB no. 39, 28 March 2023), over a quarter of the municipality. It is the rule for fertilising fields, not for treatment plants, but it is a public sign of the aquifer's condition. What changes the unit is the Water Plan's vulnerability map on your plot.
Who digs the pit in Campanet?
Your builder: the digging, the sand bed and backfill, the trenches and the inspection chambers. Our quote covers the unit, installation, electrics and documents, and before digging we give them in writing how the pit must be left according to the manufacturer, because if the tank beds badly the manufacturer's warranty does not cover it.
Who files the documents for a treatment plant in Campanet?
Your architect or technical adviser, with the Direcció General de Recursos Hídrics. As the installation company we prepare and sign the four documents of the responsible declaration (purchase and installation, technical specifications, performance and maintenance plan: art. 70.4 of the Water Plan) and the electrical installation certificate.
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Quality
We work with all brands
GRAF tanks, as an example. We propose the unit to suit each house.
A finca in Campanet with no mains sewer?
Send us the location, how many bed spaces the house has, where the water will go and a few photos. We reply within 24-48 hours on working days.