ANGUILLARA_VENETA_VIA_OLIMPIADI Wastewater Treatment Plant, Anguillara Veneta, Italy

ANGUILLARA_VENETA_VIA_OLIMPIADI is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Anguillara Veneta, a town in the Veneto region of northeastern Italy. The facility serves a population of approximately 2,375 residents and operates with a designed capacity of 3,000 cubic meters per day, with a recorded discharge volume of 470.17 cubic meters. As an advanced treatment plant, it provides a high level of pollutant removal, ensuring compliance with stringent Italian and European standards. The plant's advanced treatment process goes beyond secondary treatment, typically incorporating nutrient removal (nitrogen and phosphorus) to protect sensitive water bodies. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), plants serving agglomerations of this size are required to provide secondary treatment, but the advanced level indicates a higher standard, likely due to the sensitivity of the receiving environment. The facility operates under Italy's national implementation of the directive, with permits issued by regional environmental authorities. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Po River basin, one of Italy's most important hydrological systems. The Po River flows eastward into the Adriatic Sea, supporting diverse aquatic ecosystems and agricultural activities. The plant's advanced treatment helps reduce nutrient loads that could otherwise contribute to eutrophication in the Adriatic, a semi-enclosed sea sensitive to algal blooms.

The plant discharges into local tributaries of the Po River, Italy's longest river, which flows into the Adriatic Sea. The Po basin is a densely populated and agriculturally intensive region, making nutrient management critical to prevent eutrophication in the Adriatic. The advanced treatment at this plant reduces nitrogen and phosphorus loads, protecting downstream aquatic habitats and coastal water quality.