DP01702301_BOTTICINO_MATTINA Wastewater Treatment Plant, Botticino Mattina, Lombardy

DP01702301_BOTTICINO_MATTINA is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Botticino Mattina, a frazione of Botticino in the province of Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The plant serves a population equivalent of 1,903 and has a designed capacity of 4,000 cubic meters per day, with a current discharge volume of 376.73 cubic meters per day. As an advanced treatment facility, the plant goes beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants, meeting stringent standards under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For agglomerations of this size (under 10,000 PE), the directive requires appropriate treatment, and Italy has implemented advanced treatment in sensitive areas like the Po River basin. The plant discharges treated water into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Po River and then the Adriatic Sea. The Po basin is a densely populated and agriculturally intensive region, making nutrient removal critical to prevent eutrophication in the Adriatic. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream ecosystems and water quality.

The plant is located in the Po River basin, which drains the northern Italian plain into the Adriatic Sea. The Po is Italy's longest river and supports extensive agriculture, industry, and biodiversity. Downstream, the Po Delta is an ecologically sensitive area with lagoons and wetlands that provide habitat for migratory birds and fish. Advanced treatment at this plant helps reduce nutrient loads that could otherwise contribute to algal blooms and hypoxia in the Adriatic.