APICE_DEPURATORE_SPINA Wastewater Treatment Plant, Apice, Campania

APICE_DEPURATORE_SPINA is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Apice, a town in the Campania region of southern Italy. The facility serves a population of approximately 1,400 people and is situated inland, away from coastal areas. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 3,500 cubic meters per day, the plant is sized to accommodate the local population's wastewater flows. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Tyrrhenian Sea via the Calore River and the Volturno River. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of these rivers and the downstream marine environment.

The plant discharges into the Calore River basin, a tributary of the Volturno River, which flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Volturno River is the longest river in southern Italy and supports diverse aquatic life. The treatment plant helps reduce nutrient and organic pollution loads, safeguarding the ecological health of the river and the coastal waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea.