DEP_COM_ACQUA_SANTA Wastewater Treatment Plant, Genazzano, Lazio, Italy

DEP_COM_ACQUA_SANTA is an advanced wastewater treatment facility located in Genazzano, a town in the Lazio region of Italy. The plant serves a small population of approximately 750 residents, reflecting its role in a rural or peri-urban setting. Its location in the historic region of Rome Capital highlights its integration into Italy's extensive water management infrastructure. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For small agglomerations like this, advanced treatment ensures high-quality effluent, particularly important for protecting sensitive receiving waters. The designed capacity of 1000 cubic meters per day indicates the plant is operating well below its maximum potential, with a current discharge volume of 148.47 cubic meters per day. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Tyrrhenian Sea via the Tiber River basin. The advanced treatment level helps safeguard the ecological health of the region's waterways, which support diverse aquatic life and are important for agriculture and recreation. The plant's inland location reduces direct marine impact, but its contribution to the broader Tiber watershed is significant for downstream water quality.

The plant discharges into local streams that feed into the Tiber River, which flows southwest through Rome and into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Tiber basin supports a variety of aquatic ecosystems and is a critical water resource for central Italy. Advanced treatment at this plant helps minimize nutrient and pollutant loads, protecting downstream habitats and the coastal marine environment from eutrophication and contamination.