Overview
DEP_COM_S_LUCIA is a wastewater treatment plant serving Fonte Nuova, Lazio, Italy. It serves a population of approximately 9,850 and has a designed capacity of 1.00 (likely in thousands of cubic meters per day).
DEP_COM_S_LUCIA is a wastewater treatment plant located in the Santa Lucia area of Fonte Nuova, a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy. The plant serves a population of around 9,850, placing it in the small-to-medium agglomeration category under Italian and EU regulations. As a plant in Italy, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The designed capacity is 1.00 (likely in thousands of cubic meters per day), indicating a facility scaled to handle the local wastewater load. Italian plants typically provide at least secondary treatment to meet EU standards. The plant discharges into the local water system, which ultimately drains into the Tyrrhenian Sea via the Tiber River basin. The area is part of the Lazio region, characterized by a Mediterranean climate. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local watershed and downstream environments from untreated wastewater.
Environmental context
The plant is located inland, more than 50 km from the coast, and its treated effluent likely enters a tributary of the Tiber River, which flows through Rome and into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Tiber basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in central Italy. The plant's operation helps maintain water quality in this sensitive watershed, reducing nutrient and pollutant loads that could otherwise impact the coastal marine environment.
Frequently asked questions
DEP_COM_S_LUCIA is located in the Santa Lucia area of Fonte Nuova, a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy.
The plant serves approximately 9,850 people, classifying it as a small-to-medium agglomeration under EU regulations.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the local water system, which flows into the Tiber River basin and eventually reaches the Tyrrhenian Sea.
As an Italian plant, DEP_COM_S_LUCIA operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of its size.
Plants of this scale in Italy typically provide at least secondary treatment, including biological processes, to meet EU standards for organic matter and suspended solids removal.
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