DEP_COM_VADO_CANALE Wastewater Treatment Plant, Bellegra, Lazio, Italy

DEP_COM_VADO_CANALE is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in the Frazione Vado Canale area of Bellegra, in the Lazio region of Italy. The plant serves a small population of around 200 residents, reflecting its role in a rural or small community setting within the metropolitan city of Roma Capitale. The plant provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants, ensuring high-quality effluent. With a designed capacity of 350 m³/day and a current discharge volume of 39.59 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity. As an Italian facility, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates appropriate treatment levels based on the sensitivity of receiving waters and population size. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that eventually drain into the Tyrrhenian Sea via the Tiber River basin. The advanced treatment helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems and supports the ecological health of the region's waterways, which are important for biodiversity and local water resources.

The plant discharges into small streams that feed into the Tiber River basin, which flows through Lazio and into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Rome. The Tiber River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for fish species. The advanced treatment level helps minimize nutrient loading and protects the ecological integrity of the downstream watershed.