Overview
BELLA_RE_PUPILLO is a secondary treatment plant serving Bella, Basilicata, Italy. It treats wastewater for 1,200 people with a designed capacity of 2,000 m³/day and discharges 237.56 m³/day.
BELLA_RE_PUPILLO is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Bella, a town in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,200 residents, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for a small community in the Potenza province. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment stage required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for inland agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 2,000 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 237.56 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating ample headroom for future growth or seasonal variations. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that eventually drains into the Ionian Sea via the Basento River or nearby tributaries. The plant's inland location, over 50 km from the coast, reduces direct marine impact, but its discharge supports the ecological health of the local watershed, which is part of the broader Basilicata river system.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a receiving water body within the Basento River basin, which flows southeast into the Gulf of Taranto in the Ionian Sea. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is used for irrigation and recreation downstream. The secondary treatment ensures compliance with EU standards to protect the river's ecological status and prevent eutrophication in the coastal zone.
Frequently asked questions
BELLA_RE_PUPILLO is located in Bella, a town in the Potenza province of Basilicata, Italy. The full address is Re pupillo, Bella, Potenza, Basilicata.
The plant serves a population of 1,200 people, making it a small-scale municipal facility for the local community.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local watercourse within the Basento River basin, which flows to the Ionian Sea. The discharge volume is 237.56 m³/day.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for inland agglomerations of this size.
As an Italian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations with a population equivalent over 2,000. For smaller plants like this, national regulations still require appropriate treatment to protect water quality.
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