Overview
DEPURATORE TUSCANIA is a municipal wastewater treatment plant serving Tuscania, Lazio, Italy. It has a designed capacity of 1.00 and serves a population of 7,900.
DEPURATORE TUSCANIA is a wastewater treatment plant located in Località Guado Cinto, Tuscania, in the province of Viterbo, Lazio, Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 7,900 residents, making it a small-to-medium agglomeration under Italian and EU classifications. As a plant in Italy, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The directive ensures that discharges meet quality standards to protect receiving waters. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Tyrrhenian Sea via the Marta River or other nearby watercourses. The region's water bodies support diverse aquatic life and are important for local agriculture and tourism.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the local watershed near Tuscania, which flows into the Marta River and eventually reaches the Tyrrhenian Sea. This coastal area supports diverse marine and coastal ecosystems, including seagrass meadows and fish nurseries. The region's water quality is important for both ecological health and recreational uses along the Lazio coast.
Frequently asked questions
DEPURATORE TUSCANIA is located in Località Guado Cinto, Tuscania, in the province of Viterbo, Lazio, Italy.
The plant serves approximately 7,900 residents, classifying it as a small-to-medium agglomeration under EU standards.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which flows into the Marta River and eventually reaches the Tyrrhenian Sea.
As an Italian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size to protect water quality.
Under the EU UWWTD, plants serving between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalents are required to have secondary treatment, which typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
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