FAETO_2 Wastewater Treatment Plant, Faeto, Puglia, Italy

FAETO_2 is a wastewater treatment plant located in Faeto, a small town in the province of Foggia, Puglia, Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 281 residents and is situated along Strada Provinciale 125, near Ponte Celone and Ponte Lucifero. As a secondary treatment facility, it provides biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The plant has a designed capacity of 1,500 m³/day and currently handles a discharge volume of 66 m³/day, indicating it operates well below its maximum capacity. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), small agglomerations like Faeto (population under 2,000) are generally required to provide appropriate treatment, and secondary treatment meets this standard for inland areas. The treated effluent is discharged into the local environment, likely into the Celone stream or a nearby watercourse, which eventually flows into the Candelaro River and then into the Gulf of Manfredonia in the Adriatic Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local watershed and downstream aquatic ecosystems from untreated sewage.

The plant discharges into the Celone stream, a tributary of the Candelaro River, which flows into the Gulf of Manfredonia in the Adriatic Sea. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is part of the larger Apulian coastal ecosystem. The secondary treatment provided by FAETO_2 helps reduce nutrient and organic pollution, protecting the sensitive marine environment of the Adriatic Sea from eutrophication and other impacts.