Overview
DP01301901_BELLAGIO is a municipal wastewater treatment plant serving San Giovanni, Bellagio, in Lombardia, Italy. It treats wastewater from a population of approximately 6,017 under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
DP01301901_BELLAGIO is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in San Giovanni, a frazione of Bellagio, in the province of Como, Lombardia, Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 6,017 people, placing it in the small agglomeration category under EU regulations. 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 also mandates appropriate treatment before discharge into freshwater bodies to protect water quality and ecosystems. The plant discharges treated wastewater into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into Lake Como, a major subalpine lake in northern Italy. Lake Como is a deep, oligotrophic lake that supports diverse aquatic life and is a significant regional water resource for tourism, recreation, and drinking water.
Environmental context
The plant's treated effluent enters the local drainage network that flows into Lake Como, a large, deep subalpine lake in the Po River basin. Lake Como is ecologically sensitive due to its oligotrophic status and supports a variety of fish species, including coregonids and perch. The lake's outflow, the Adda River, eventually joins the Po River, which discharges into the Adriatic Sea. Protecting water quality in this chain is critical for maintaining the lake's ecological health and its value for tourism and drinking water.
Frequently asked questions
DP01301901_BELLAGIO is located in San Giovanni, a frazione of Bellagio, in the province of Como, Lombardia, Italy. The address is near Parcheggio Pescallo on Via Pescallo.
The plant serves a population of approximately 6,017 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU regulations.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the local watershed, which flows into Lake Como. The lake's outflow, the Adda River, eventually reaches the Adriatic Sea via the Po River.
As an Italian plant, DP01301901_BELLAGIO operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size to protect water quality.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, plants serving between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalents are required to provide secondary treatment, which typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
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