Barcelos approves tender for €35 million wastewater plant

Barcelos Council has approved the launch of an international public tender for the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant (ETAR), to be built in Vila Frescainha São Pedro. The project, worth over €35 million plus VAT, will take 910 days to complete and includes tertiary treatment with ozonisation, water reuse and self-consumption energy production. It is part of the NORTE2030-FEDER operation, receiving around €25 million in EU funding through the Programa Regional Norte 2030. The council also approved the tender documents and appointed the jury and project managers needed to proceed.