DEPURATORE DI CAMPODENNO Wastewater Treatment Plant, Quetta, Trentino-Alto Adige

DEPURATORE DI CAMPODENNO is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Quetta, within the municipality of Campodenno in the Val di Non valley, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 11,439, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under EU regulations. As an Italian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for inland agglomerations of this size. The directive also mandates appropriate treatment before discharge into freshwater bodies to protect water quality. The plant discharges treated effluent into local watercourses that flow through the Val di Non valley, eventually reaching the Noce River, a tributary of the Adige River. The Adige River flows into the Adriatic Sea, making the plant's operations important for the ecological health of the Adige basin and the northern Adriatic coastal zone.

The plant's treated effluent enters the local stream network in the Val di Non, which drains into the Noce River and then the Adige River. The Adige is Italy's second-longest river and flows into the Adriatic Sea near Venice. The watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important agricultural region. Proper treatment helps prevent nutrient pollution that could affect downstream ecosystems and the sensitive Adriatic coastal environment.