Overview
Frascineto San Leonardo is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Frascineto, Calabria, Italy, serving approximately 300 people with a designed capacity of 500 m³/day.
Frascineto San Leonardo is a wastewater treatment plant located in the municipality of Frascineto, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The plant serves a small population of around 300 residents, reflecting its role in a rural or small-town setting. It is situated inland, more than 10 km from the coast, and operates under Italian and European regulatory frameworks. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. The designed capacity is 500 m³/day, with a reported discharge volume of 59.39 m³/day, indicating that the plant operates well below its capacity. As a small facility, it is subject to national regulations that align with EU directives, ensuring adequate treatment before discharge. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that eventually drain into the Ionian Sea or the Tyrrhenian Sea, depending on the specific watershed. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local environment, including streams and rivers in the Calabrian region, which support diverse aquatic life and are important for regional biodiversity.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local waterways that flow through the Calabrian landscape, ultimately reaching the Ionian Sea to the east or the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. The region's watersheds support sensitive aquatic ecosystems, including fish populations and riparian habitats. Secondary treatment helps reduce organic pollutants and nutrients, mitigating eutrophication risks in downstream coastal waters.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Frascineto, a municipality in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, southern Italy. The address is Rifugio della Giumenta, Corso della Resistenza, Eianina, Frascineto.
The plant serves approximately 300 people, making it a small-scale facility typical of rural communities in Calabria.
The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that drain into the Ionian or Tyrrhenian Sea. The plant provides secondary treatment to reduce pollutants before release.
As an Italian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. National regulations enforce compliance.
For small agglomerations under 2,000 population equivalent, Italian regulations often require appropriate treatment, typically secondary biological treatment, to protect receiving water bodies.
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