Overview
Cerreto Sannita Impianto del Capoluogo is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving San Lorenzello, Campania, Italy. It treats wastewater from approximately 2,550 people with a designed capacity of 6,000 m³/day.
Cerreto Sannita Impianto del Capoluogo is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in San Lorenzello, in the province of Benevento, Campania, Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,550 people and is designed to handle a capacity of 6,000 m³/day, with an average discharge volume of 504.81 m³/day. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. Secondary treatment typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, ensuring compliance with EU effluent standards before discharge. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that eventually drain into the Tyrrhenian Sea via the Volturno River basin. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of the region's rivers and downstream coastal environment, supporting both ecological health and recreational uses.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that feed into the Volturno River, one of the major rivers in southern Italy, which flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea near the Gulf of Gaeta. The watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is important for regional agriculture and tourism. The secondary treatment provided helps reduce nutrient loads and organic pollution, mitigating eutrophication risks in the downstream coastal zone.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in San Lorenzello, in the province of Benevento, Campania, Italy, at Via Sorripe.
The plant serves approximately 2,550 people, making it a small agglomeration under EU classification.
The treated wastewater is discharged into local watercourses that flow into the Volturno River, which ultimately reaches the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for 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 populations between 2,000 and 10,000, with more stringent requirements if discharging to sensitive areas.
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