Castel Morrone Impianto Localita Ciummiento Wastewater Treatment Plant, Campania

Castel Morrone Impianto Localita Ciummiento is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Castel Morrone, a town in the province of Caserta, Campania, Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,500 residents, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Italian and EU regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for discharges into freshwater bodies from agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 2,000 cubic meters per day and an average daily discharge volume of about 297 cubic meters, the facility operates well within its capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into the local water network, which ultimately drains into the Volturno River basin and then into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's water quality, particularly given the agricultural and ecological importance of the Volturno River and its coastal receiving waters.

The plant discharges into the Volturno River basin, which flows through Campania and empties into the Tyrrhenian Sea near the Gulf of Gaeta. The Volturno River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important water resource for agriculture and local communities. Downstream, the coastal zone includes sensitive marine habitats that benefit from the plant's secondary treatment reducing organic pollutants and nutrient loads.