DEP_COM_BECCACCIA Wastewater Treatment Plant, Rocca Priora, Lazio, Italy

DEP_COM_BECCACCIA is a wastewater treatment plant located in Rocca Priora, a town in the Lazio region of Italy, within the Metropolitan City of Rome. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,000 people, reflecting its role in managing municipal wastewater for a small community in the Alban Hills area. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants. With a designed capacity of 2,000 m³/day and a discharge volume of about 396 m³/day, it operates well within its capacity. As an Italian plant, it falls under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires advanced treatment for sensitive areas and secondary treatment for all inland discharges. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that eventually drain into the Tyrrhenian Sea via the Tiber River basin. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream water quality, supporting aquatic life and reducing nutrient loads that could cause eutrophication in coastal waters.

The plant discharges into small streams in the Alban Hills, which are part of the Tiber River basin. The Tiber flows through Rome and into the Tyrrhenian Sea, a semi-enclosed basin with sensitive coastal ecosystems. Advanced treatment at this plant reduces nutrient and pollutant loads, helping to protect the downstream marine environment from eutrophication and supporting biodiversity in the river and coastal waters.