Overview
DEP_COM_COCCIANO is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Frascati, Lazio, Italy, serving 2,500 people. It discharges 494.91 m³/day of treated effluent, operating under EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive standards.
DEP_COM_COCCIANO is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Frascati, within the Lazio region of central Italy. The facility serves a population of approximately 2,500 residents, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU regulations. Its location in the Roman countryside places it within a semi-urban setting near the Alban Hills. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, going beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 2,500 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 494.91 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth or seasonal variability. As an Italian facility, it is subject to national regulations implementing the EU directive, which mandates appropriate treatment levels to protect receiving water bodies. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Tyrrhenian Sea via the Tiber River basin. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's water resources, including groundwater recharge areas and downstream aquatic ecosystems. Its advanced treatment ensures high-quality effluent, reducing nutrient loads and safeguarding the ecological health of the Tiber watershed and coastal marine environment.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that flow into the Tiber River, which traverses Lazio and empties into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Rome. The Tiber basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor for migratory species. The advanced treatment at DEP_COM_COCCIANO helps minimize nutrient enrichment and pollution in this sensitive watershed, contributing to the overall health of the Tyrrhenian coastal zone.
Frequently asked questions
DEP_COM_COCCIANO is located in Frascati, a town in the Lazio region of central Italy, near Rome. The address is Via Vigne di Collereti, Frascati, Roma Capitale, Lazio, 00044.
The plant serves a population of approximately 2,500 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU wastewater treatment regulations.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local watercourses that flow into the Tiber River, which ultimately reaches the Tyrrhenian Sea. The discharge volume is 494.91 cubic meters per day.
DEP_COM_COCCIANO provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
As an Italian plant, DEP_COM_COCCIANO operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which sets minimum treatment standards based on population size and receiving water sensitivity. For small agglomerations like this, secondary treatment is typically required, but the plant exceeds this with advanced treatment.
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