Overview
DEP_COM_UNIVERSITA_DI_DALLAS is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Marino, Lazio, Italy, serving a small population of 300. It has a designed capacity of 400 m³/day and discharges 59.39 m³/day.
DEP_COM_UNIVERSITA_DI_DALLAS is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located on the Eugene Constantin Campus of the University of Dallas in Marino, Lazio, Italy. The facility serves a small population of 300 people, reflecting its role as a campus-scale treatment system within the broader municipal infrastructure of the Rome metropolitan area. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants. With a designed capacity of 400 m³/day and a current discharge volume of 59.39 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth or seasonal variability. As an Italian facility, it operates under national regulations implementing the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires appropriate treatment for sensitive areas. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Tyrrhenian Sea via the Tiber River basin. The plant's inland location, more than 10 km from the coast, reduces direct marine impact, but its discharge contributes to the water quality of the Tiber River system, which supports diverse aquatic life and is used for irrigation and recreation downstream.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Tiber River basin, which flows through Lazio and into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Rome. The Tiber River supports a variety of fish species and is an important ecological corridor in central Italy. The advanced treatment level helps protect downstream water quality in the Tiber and its coastal receiving waters, reducing nutrient loading that could otherwise contribute to eutrophication in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located on the Eugene Constantin Campus of the University of Dallas, in the Due Santi area of Marino, within the Rome metropolitan area of Lazio, Italy.
The plant serves a population of 300 people, primarily serving the university campus community.
The plant uses advanced treatment processes, which provide higher levels of pollutant removal than secondary treatment, including nutrient reduction.
The plant discharges into the Tiber River basin, helping to protect water quality in the Tiber River and its downstream receiving waters in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
As an Italian plant, it operates under national laws implementing the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates appropriate treatment levels based on population size and receiving water sensitivity.
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