DEP_COM_VIA_PIANA Wastewater Treatment Plant, Vicovaro, Lazio, Italy

DEP_COM_VIA_PIANA is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Vicovaro, a town in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy. The plant serves a population of 1,600 and has a designed capacity of 2,000 m³/day, with an average discharge volume of 316.74 m³/day. As an advanced treatment facility, it goes beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants, meeting stringent standards under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For small agglomerations like Vicovaro (under 10,000 population equivalent), the directive requires appropriate treatment, and Italy has implemented advanced treatment in sensitive areas to protect water quality. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Tiber River basin, which flows through Rome and into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Tiber River is a major waterway in central Italy, supporting diverse aquatic life and providing water for agriculture and drinking water downstream.

The plant discharges into the Tiber River basin, which flows through Lazio and into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Rome. The Tiber supports a variety of fish species and is an important migratory corridor for birds. The advanced treatment helps reduce nutrient loading, protecting the river's ecological health and the coastal waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea from eutrophication.