Overview
DEP_COM_PARTE_DI_SOTTO is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving Rignano Flaminio, Lazio, Italy. It treats wastewater for approximately 4,500 residents with a designed capacity of 5,000 m³/day.
DEP_COM_PARTE_DI_SOTTO is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Rignano Flaminio, a town in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 4,500 people and has a designed capacity of 5,000 m³/day, with an average discharge volume of about 890 m³/day. As an advanced treatment facility, it goes beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants, aligning with the requirements of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for sensitive areas. The plant's advanced level ensures high-quality effluent suitable for discharge into sensitive receiving waters. The plant discharges treated wastewater into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Tiber River basin. The Tiber River flows through Rome and into the Tyrrhenian Sea, making the plant's advanced treatment crucial for protecting downstream aquatic ecosystems and coastal water quality.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Tiber River basin, which flows through Lazio and into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Tiber River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in central Italy. Advanced treatment at this plant helps reduce nutrient loading, protecting downstream water quality and the marine environment of the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Frequently asked questions
DEP_COM_PARTE_DI_SOTTO is located in Rignano Flaminio, a town in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy.
The plant serves approximately 4,500 residents in the Rignano Flaminio area.
The plant discharges treated wastewater into the local watershed, which flows into the Tiber River basin and ultimately reaches the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which includes nutrient removal beyond secondary treatment. This is typical for plants in sensitive areas under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
As an Italian plant serving a small agglomeration (under 10,000 people), it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires appropriate treatment before discharge into receiving waters.
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