Overview
DEP_COM_VIA_MOROSINA is a wastewater treatment plant serving Ciampino, Lazio, Italy. It serves a population of 16,000 and has a designed capacity of 1.00 (units unspecified).
DEP_COM_VIA_MOROSINA is a wastewater treatment plant located in Ciampino, a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 16,000 residents, placing it in the small-to-medium agglomeration category under Italian and EU regulations. As a plant of this scale in Italy, it is subject to the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which requires secondary treatment for discharges into freshwater and estuaries. The designed capacity is reported as 1.00, though the unit is unspecified; typical plants of this size have capacities in the range of thousands of cubic meters per day. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into the local hydrological network, which ultimately drains into the Tyrrhenian Sea via the Tiber River basin. The region's water bodies support diverse aquatic life and are important for both ecological balance and recreational use.
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 ecologically sensitive coastal areas and marine habitats that support fisheries and biodiversity. Proper treatment is essential to protect water quality in this densely populated and agriculturally active region.
Frequently asked questions
DEP_COM_VIA_MOROSINA is located in Ciampino, a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy. The address is via Lampedusa, Acqua Sotterra, Valle Copella, Ciampino.
The plant serves a population of approximately 16,000 residents, classifying it as a small-to-medium agglomeration under EU regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local water network, which flows into the Tiber River basin and ultimately reaches the Tyrrhenian Sea.
As an Italian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size discharging into freshwater.
Under the EU UWWTD, plants serving between 10,000 and 150,000 population equivalents are generally required to provide secondary treatment, with tertiary treatment in sensitive areas.
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