IDL_FIRENZUOLA Wastewater Treatment Plant, Firenzuola, Tuscany

IDL_FIRENZUOLA is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Firenzuola, a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The plant serves a population of 2,153 and has a designed capacity of 2,760 cubic meters per day, with an average discharge volume of 426.22 m³/day. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants. As an Italian facility, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires advanced treatment for discharges into sensitive areas. For a plant of this scale serving a small agglomeration, the advanced treatment level indicates a commitment to high environmental standards. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Santerno River, a tributary of the Reno River, which flows into the Adriatic Sea. The plant's inland location and advanced treatment help protect the sensitive aquatic ecosystems of the Reno basin and the coastal waters of the northern Adriatic.

The plant discharges into the Santerno River, which flows into the Reno River and ultimately reaches the Adriatic Sea. The Reno basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany regions. Advanced treatment at this plant helps reduce nutrient loading, protecting downstream water quality and the sensitive coastal environment of the northern Adriatic.