Overview
Borgo Santa Maria advanced treatment plant serves 900 people in Latina, Lazio, Italy. It discharges 178.17 m³/day of treated wastewater near the Tyrrhenian coast.
Borgo Santa Maria is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in the municipality of Latina, in the Lazio region of Italy. The facility serves a small population of 900 residents and is situated in the rural area of Borgo Santa Maria, along Strada del Crocefisso. Its coastal proximity places it within 10 km of the Tyrrhenian Sea, making it part of Italy's extensive network of treatment infrastructure along the Mediterranean coast. The plant operates with advanced treatment technology, which goes beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations under 10,000 population equivalent. The designed capacity is 1,000 m³/day, and the current discharge volume is 178.17 m³/day, indicating significant spare capacity. As an Italian facility, it is subject to national regulations implementing the EU directive, which mandates appropriate treatment for discharges into sensitive coastal areas. The treated effluent is discharged into the local drainage network that ultimately reaches the Tyrrhenian Sea, a semi-enclosed basin of the Mediterranean. The coastal environment supports diverse marine life, including seagrass meadows and fish nurseries. Advanced treatment helps reduce nutrient loading and protects the sensitive coastal ecosystem from eutrophication and other pollution impacts.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Tyrrhenian Sea, a basin of the Mediterranean Sea, via local waterways. The coastal zone supports ecologically important habitats such as Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows, which are critical for biodiversity and carbon sequestration. Advanced treatment reduces the risk of nutrient enrichment and algal blooms, helping to preserve water quality in this sensitive marine environment.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located at Strada del Crocefisso in Borgo Santa Maria, a frazione of the municipality of Latina, in the Lazio region of Italy.
The plant serves a population of 900 residents in the Borgo Santa Maria area.
The treated wastewater is discharged into local waterways that flow to the Tyrrhenian Sea, a coastal basin of the Mediterranean Sea.
As an Italian plant serving fewer than 10,000 people, it falls under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires appropriate treatment for discharges into coastal waters. The plant's advanced treatment exceeds the secondary standard typically required for small agglomerations.
For small agglomerations under 2,000 population equivalent, Italian regulations generally require secondary treatment or equivalent. However, plants near sensitive coastal areas often employ advanced treatment to protect marine ecosystems, as seen at Borgo Santa Maria.
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