Overview
CERISANO_VALLI is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving 750 people in Cerisano, Calabria, Italy. It discharges treated water into the local watershed, supporting environmental protection in the region.
CERISANO_VALLI is a wastewater treatment plant located in Favorita - Cozzo del Monte, Cerisano, in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy. The plant serves a small population of 750 residents, reflecting its role in a rural or peri-urban setting within the Calabrian hinterland. The facility employs advanced treatment processes, ensuring a high level of pollutant removal. With a designed capacity of 1,000 cubic meters per day and an actual discharge volume of 148.47 cubic meters per day, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth or seasonal variability. As an Italian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations under 2,000 population equivalent, but the plant's advanced treatment exceeds these requirements. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Tyrrhenian Sea via the Crati River basin. This contributes to the protection of downstream aquatic ecosystems and coastal water quality in the Calabria region, an area known for its biodiversity and tourism.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the local watershed that flows into the Crati River, the largest river in Calabria, which empties into the Gulf of Taranto in the Ionian Sea. The region supports diverse aquatic life and is important for migratory fish species. The advanced treatment helps minimize nutrient loading and protects downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive Mediterranean coastal area.
Frequently asked questions
CERISANO_VALLI is located in Favorita - Cozzo del Monte, Cerisano, in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy.
The plant serves a population of 750 residents, typical of a small agglomeration in rural Calabria.
The treated wastewater is discharged into the local watershed, which flows into the Crati River and eventually reaches the Ionian Sea.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond the secondary treatment required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
As an Italian plant, CERISANO_VALLI operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), transposed into Italian law. For small agglomerations under 2,000 population equivalent, secondary treatment is typically required, but this plant's advanced treatment exceeds that standard.
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