DP01607401_CISANO_BERGAMASCO_COLOMBERA Wastewater Treatment Plant, Cisano Bergamasco, Italy

DP01607401_CISANO_BERGAMASCO_COLOMBERA is a wastewater treatment facility located in Cisano Bergamasco, a municipality in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,316 and has a designed capacity of 2,000 cubic meters per day, with a current discharge volume of 260.52 cubic meters per day. It is situated inland, more than 50 kilometers from the coast. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants. As an Italian facility, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires advanced treatment for sensitive areas. For a plant of this scale, secondary treatment is the minimum standard, and the advanced level indicates compliance with stricter environmental requirements. The treated effluent is discharged into the local water system, which ultimately drains into the Adda River and then into the Po River, the longest river in Italy. The Po River flows into the Adriatic Sea, supporting diverse aquatic life and important ecosystems. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect these downstream waters from nutrient pollution and other contaminants.

The plant discharges into the local water network that feeds into the Adda River, a tributary of the Po River. The Po River basin is a major agricultural and industrial region, and its waters flow into the Adriatic Sea, supporting ecologically sensitive delta ecosystems. Advanced treatment at this plant reduces nutrient loads, helping to prevent eutrophication in the Adriatic and protect biodiversity in the Po Delta.