DP02007003_VOLTA_MANTOVANA_ZONA_SUD_OVEST Wastewater Treatment Plant, Cereta, Italy

DP02007003_VOLTA_MANTOVANA_ZONA_SUD_OVEST is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Cereta, a locality within Volta Mantovana, in the province of Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,090 people, reflecting its role in managing wastewater for a small agglomeration in the Po Valley region. The plant provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond the secondary treatment required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 2,500 m³/day and a discharge volume of 413.75 m³/day, the facility operates well within its capacity, ensuring effective treatment of incoming wastewater. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Po River basin, a major Italian watershed flowing into the Adriatic Sea. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect the sensitive aquatic ecosystems of the Po Valley, supporting biodiversity and water quality in this agriculturally intensive region.

The plant discharges into the Po River basin, which flows eastward through northern Italy and empties into the Adriatic Sea. The Po Valley is a densely populated and agriculturally productive region, where nutrient pollution from wastewater can contribute to eutrophication in the Adriatic. Advanced treatment at this plant helps reduce nitrogen and phosphorus loads, protecting downstream water quality and supporting the ecological health of the Po Delta and coastal marine environment.