DEPURATORE IN LOCALITA RENARO - Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in Petignano, Lazio

DEPURATORE IN LOCALITA RENARO is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Petignano, a locality in the municipality of Orte, Viterbo province, Lazio region, Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 3,000 residents, reflecting a small-scale municipal facility typical of rural Italian communities. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day and a discharge volume of 593.89 m³/day, the facility operates well within its capacity, ensuring effective treatment of local wastewater. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Tiber River basin. The Tiber River flows through central Italy and empties into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Rome. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect the Tiber River ecosystem and downstream coastal waters from nutrient pollution and other contaminants.

The plant discharges into the Tiber River basin, which flows through Lazio and Umbria before reaching the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Tiber River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important water resource for agriculture and drinking water. Advanced treatment at this plant reduces nutrient loads, helping to prevent eutrophication in the downstream coastal zone of the Tyrrhenian Sea.