Contursi Terme Impianto Localita Bagni - Secondary Wastewater Treatment in Campania, Italy

Contursi Terme Impianto Localita Bagni is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in the spa town of Contursi Terme, in the Campania region of southern Italy. The facility serves a population of approximately 1,400 residents and operates with secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. As a plant serving fewer than 2,000 people, it falls under the EU directive's category of small agglomerations, which mandates appropriate treatment to protect receiving waters. The plant has a designed capacity of 4,500 cubic meters per day, indicating it can handle seasonal population fluctuations common in tourist areas. The actual discharge volume is 277.15 cubic meters per day, suggesting operational headroom. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Sele River, which flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Sele River basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in Campania. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce organic pollutants and suspended solids, contributing to the protection of downstream water quality and the marine environment.

The plant discharges into the Sele River basin, which flows through the Campania region and empties into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Paestum. The Sele River supports a variety of fish species and provides habitat for migratory birds. The downstream coastal area includes ecologically sensitive marine habitats that benefit from reduced nutrient loads from treated wastewater.