DEPURATORE TORRE ALFINA - Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in Acquapendente, Lazio

DEPURATORE TORRE ALFINA is a wastewater treatment plant located in Torre Alfina, a frazione of Acquapendente in the province of Viterbo, Lazio, Italy. The plant serves a small community of 800 people and is designed to handle up to 900 cubic meters of wastewater per day. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. Advanced treatment typically includes nutrient removal (nitrogen and phosphorus) and additional polishing steps to ensure high effluent quality. 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 discharges into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Rome. The advanced treatment level helps protect the sensitive aquatic ecosystems of the Tiber basin and the coastal marine environment.

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. The advanced treatment at this plant reduces nutrient loading, helping to prevent eutrophication in the downstream coastal waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea.