Guardia Perticara Wastewater Treatment Plant - Basilicata, Italy

The Guardia Perticara wastewater treatment plant, located in the Basilicata region of southern Italy, serves a small population of 600 residents. The facility operates under Italy's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale. The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard biological process that removes organic matter and suspended solids. With a designed capacity of 600 cubic meters per day and a discharge volume of 118.78 cubic meters per day, the facility operates well within its capacity. The plant is managed as part of the municipal infrastructure of Guardia Perticara. Treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Ionian Sea via the Basento River basin. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's water quality, supporting aquatic life and downstream ecosystems in this agriculturally important area of southern Italy.

The plant discharges into local streams that feed the Basento River, which flows into the Gulf of Taranto in the Ionian Sea. This watershed supports diverse aquatic habitats and is important for regional agriculture and biodiversity. The secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loading and organic pollution, protecting downstream water quality and the marine environment.