Overview
DEPURATORE CENTRO RESIDENZIALE LIDIA is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Nepi, Lazio, Italy, serving 600 people with a designed capacity of 600 m³/day.
DEPURATORE CENTRO RESIDENZIALE LIDIA is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in the residential area of Belvedere Lidia, in the town of Nepi, Viterbo province, Lazio region, Italy. The plant serves a small population of 600 residents, reflecting its role in a localized community within the broader Nepi area. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, ensuring a high level of effluent quality. With a designed capacity of 600 m³/day and a current discharge volume of 118.78 m³/day, the facility operates well below its maximum capacity, indicating potential for future growth. As an Italian plant, it operates under the national implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates appropriate treatment levels based on population equivalents and receiving water sensitivity. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Tyrrhenian Sea via the Tiber River basin. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect the regional water environment, supporting aquatic life and downstream water quality in this central Italian region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that feed into the Tiber River, which flows through Lazio and empties into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Rome. This watershed supports diverse aquatic ecosystems and is important for regional biodiversity. The advanced treatment level helps minimize nutrient loading and protects downstream water quality in the Tiber basin and coastal marine environment.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located at Viale L. Van Beethoven, Belvedere Lidia, in the town of Nepi, Viterbo province, Lazio region, Italy.
The plant serves a population of 600 residents, making it a small-scale facility for the local community.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that are part of the Tiber River basin, eventually reaching the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants, ensuring high-quality effluent.
As an Italian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires appropriate treatment based on population and receiving water sensitivity. Advanced treatment is typical for plants in sensitive areas or with high environmental standards.
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