DP01717201_S_GERVASIO_BRESCIANO Wastewater Treatment Plant, San Gervasio Bresciano, Italy

DP01717201_S_GERVASIO_BRESCIANO is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in San Gervasio Bresciano, a town in the province of Brescia, Lombardia, Italy. The plant serves a population of 2,323 and has a designed capacity of 1,500 m³/day, with a discharge volume of 459.87 m³/day. As an advanced treatment facility, it 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 under 10,000 population equivalent, the directive requires appropriate treatment, and Italy's implementation often mandates advanced treatment in sensitive areas. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Po River basin, which flows into the Adriatic Sea. This region is agriculturally intensive, and advanced treatment helps protect downstream ecosystems from eutrophication and other pollution impacts.

The plant discharges into local waterways within the Po River basin, which flows eastward through northern Italy and empties into the Adriatic Sea. The Po basin is a densely populated and agriculturally productive region, making nutrient removal critical to prevent algal blooms and hypoxia in the Adriatic. The advanced treatment level supports the ecological health of downstream rivers and coastal waters.