Depuratore Vasanello 2 - Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in Vasanello, Lazio, Italy

Depuratore Vasanello 2 is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Vasanello, a town in the Lazio region of central Italy. The plant serves a small population of 150 residents, reflecting its role in a rural or small-scale community setting. It is situated along Strada Vasanellese, within the province of Viterbo. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, ensuring a high level of pollutant removal before discharge. With a designed capacity of 150 cubic meters per day and an actual discharge volume of 29.70 cubic meters per day, the facility operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth or seasonal variability. 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 for agglomerations of this size. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Tiber River basin and then into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect the Tiber River and downstream coastal waters from nutrient pollution, supporting aquatic life and water quality in this ecologically sensitive region.

The plant discharges into the Tiber River basin, which flows through central Italy and empties into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Rome. The Tiber River supports diverse aquatic ecosystems and is an important water resource for agriculture and urban areas. Advanced treatment at this plant reduces nutrient loads, helping to prevent eutrophication in the downstream coastal zone, which is ecologically sensitive due to its role as a habitat for marine species and migratory birds.