DP01806001_CURA_CARPIGNANO Wastewater Treatment Plant, Cura Carpignano, Lombardy

DP01806001_CURA_CARPIGNANO is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Cura Carpignano, a municipality in the province of Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 3,215 residents, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for a small community in the Po Valley region. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants. With a designed capacity of 550 cubic meters per day and an actual discharge volume of 636.46 cubic meters per day, the plant operates at a utilization rate exceeding its nominal capacity, indicating robust infrastructure. As an Italian facility, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates appropriate treatment levels for agglomerations based on population size and receiving water sensitivity. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Po River basin, one of Italy's most significant hydrological systems. The Po River flows eastward into the Adriatic Sea, supporting diverse aquatic ecosystems and agricultural irrigation. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream water quality in this densely populated and agriculturally intensive region.

The plant discharges into local tributaries of the Po River, which flows through the Po Valley into the Adriatic Sea. This watershed supports extensive agriculture and diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as the European eel and various cyprinids. Advanced treatment reduces nutrient loads, mitigating eutrophication risks in the Adriatic Sea, a semi-enclosed basin sensitive to algal blooms.