Frigento Impianto Frigento Localita La Quarta - Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant in Frigento, Campania

The Frigento Impianto Frigento Localita La Quarta wastewater treatment plant is located in the town of Frigento, in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. The plant serves a small population of 700 residents and has a designed capacity of 1,000 cubic meters per day, with an average discharge volume of 138.58 cubic meters per day. As a secondary treatment facility, the plant provides biological treatment to remove organic matter and suspended solids. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), agglomerations of this size (under 2,000 population equivalent) are required to provide appropriate treatment, which secondary treatment fulfills. The plant operates within Italy's national regulatory framework, which implements the directive through regional environmental agencies. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Ufita River, a tributary of the Calore Irpino River, which eventually flows into the Volturno River and then into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local watershed and downstream aquatic ecosystems from untreated wastewater pollution.

The plant discharges into the Ufita River basin, part of the larger Volturno River system that drains into the Tyrrhenian Sea. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is used for irrigation and recreation. The secondary treatment provided by the plant helps reduce nutrient and organic loads, protecting downstream water quality in a region characterized by hilly terrain and agricultural land use.