Overview
DEP_COM_VALLE_FOCICCHIA is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Rocca di Papa, Lazio, Italy, serving 3,000 people with a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day.
DEP_COM_VALLE_FOCICCHIA is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Rocca di Papa, a town in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 3,000 residents and has a designed capacity of 3,000 cubic meters per day, with a current discharge volume of 593.89 cubic meters per day. As an advanced treatment facility, the plant goes beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants, ensuring high-quality effluent. This level of treatment is typical for plants in sensitive areas under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires advanced treatment for agglomerations discharging into sensitive water bodies. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains 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 water resources.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Tiber River basin, which flows through Lazio and into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Rome. The downstream environment includes coastal and marine habitats that support diverse aquatic life. Advanced treatment at this plant reduces nutrient loading, helping to prevent eutrophication in the sensitive coastal waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Frequently asked questions
DEP_COM_VALLE_FOCICCHIA is located in Rocca di Papa, a town in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy.
The plant serves approximately 3,000 residents in the Rocca di Papa area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the local watershed, which drains into the Tiber River basin and ultimately reaches the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which includes nutrient removal beyond secondary treatment, in line with EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive requirements for sensitive areas.
The plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), transposed into Italian law. Advanced treatment is required for discharges into sensitive water bodies to protect the environment.
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