Overview
GIOIA_TAURO_NICOTERA_LOC_FILOTTA is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Nicotera, Calabria, Italy. It serves a small population of 700 and discharges treated water near the Tyrrhenian Sea coast.
GIOIA_TAURO_NICOTERA_LOC_FILOTTA is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in the locality of Filotta, near Nicotera in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The plant serves a small community of approximately 700 people, reflecting its role in a rural or peri-urban setting along the Tyrrhenian coast. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. Its designed capacity is 1,000 cubic meters per day, with a reported discharge volume of 138.58 cubic meters per day, indicating ample reserve capacity for future growth or seasonal peaks. Treated effluent from the plant is discharged into the local environment within 10 kilometers of the Tyrrhenian Sea coast. The receiving water body ultimately drains into the Tyrrhenian Sea, a key basin of the Mediterranean Sea. The advanced treatment level helps protect coastal water quality and marine ecosystems, including seagrass meadows and fisheries that are sensitive to nutrient pollution.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a coastal watershed that flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea, part of the Mediterranean Sea. The area supports diverse marine life, including Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows, which are ecologically sensitive to nutrient enrichment. Advanced treatment reduces the risk of eutrophication and protects the coastal environment.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in the locality of Filotta, near the town of Nicotera, in the province of Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy.
The plant serves a population of approximately 700 people, making it a small-scale facility in a rural or coastal area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local watercourse that flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea, within 10 kilometers of the coast.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which includes nutrient removal beyond secondary treatment, in line with EU standards for sensitive areas.
Under the EU UWWTD, agglomerations of this size (under 2,000 population equivalent) are generally required to have appropriate treatment. The plant's advanced treatment exceeds the minimum secondary treatment standard, reflecting local environmental sensitivity.
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