Overview
DEP_SAN_GIOVANNI is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in San Giovanni Battista, Liguria, Italy, serving approximately 1,650 people. It discharges treated effluent near the Ligurian coast.
DEP_SAN_GIOVANNI is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in San Giovanni Battista, a frazione of Stella in the province of Savona, Liguria, Italy. The plant serves a small population of around 1,650 residents and operates under Italy's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU directive for agglomerations of this size discharging into coastal waters. With a designed capacity of 1,830 cubic meters per day and an average daily discharge volume of approximately 327 cubic meters, the plant operates well below its design capacity. Treated effluent from the plant is discharged into the local water system, which ultimately drains into the Ligurian Sea, part of the Mediterranean Sea. The coastal environment supports diverse marine life and is an important area for tourism and fisheries. Proper treatment helps protect water quality in this ecologically sensitive coastal zone.
Environmental context
The plant discharges treated wastewater into local streams that flow to the Ligurian Sea, a basin of the Mediterranean Sea. This coastal area supports diverse marine ecosystems, including seagrass meadows and fish nurseries. Secondary treatment reduces organic load and suspended solids, helping to maintain water quality for recreational use and marine life.
Frequently asked questions
DEP_SAN_GIOVANNI is located in San Giovanni Battista, a frazione of Stella in the province of Savona, Liguria, Italy. The address is Strada provinciale Albisola Superiore - Ellera - Stella San Giovanni, Colareta.
The plant serves approximately 1,650 people, making it a small agglomeration under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
Treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that flow to the Ligurian Sea, a coastal area of the Mediterranean Sea. The plant provides secondary treatment to reduce pollutants before discharge.
As an Italian plant, DEP_SAN_GIOVANNI operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size discharging into coastal waters.
For small agglomerations in Italy, secondary treatment is standard, as mandated by the EU directive. This includes biological treatment to remove organic matter and suspended solids, ensuring compliance with discharge standards for coastal environments.
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