APRIGLIANO_AGOSTO Wastewater Treatment Plant, Bonifati, Calabria, Italy

APRIGLIANO_AGOSTO is a wastewater treatment plant located in Cittadella del Capo, Bonifati, in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy. The plant serves a population of 1,400 and is designed to handle a capacity of 1,200 cubic meters per day, with an actual discharge volume of 277.15 cubic meters per day. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants. As an Italian facility, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires advanced treatment for sensitive areas and agglomerations of this scale. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which drains into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The plant's coastal location (within 10 km of the coast) means its discharge can affect marine water quality and the sensitive coastal ecosystems of the Calabrian coast.

The plant discharges into the Tyrrhenian Sea via local streams. The coastal waters of Calabria support diverse marine life and are important for local fisheries and tourism. The advanced treatment helps protect these waters from nutrient pollution, which can cause algal blooms and degrade seagrass habitats.