Overview
IDL_MONTALE_OVEST is a secondary treatment plant serving Montale, Toscana, Italy. It treats wastewater for approximately 2,264 people with a designed capacity of 2,500 m³/day.
IDL_MONTALE_OVEST is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Montale, a town in the province of Pistoia, Toscana, Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,264 people and has a designed capacity of 2,500 cubic meters per day, with a current discharge volume of 448.19 cubic meters per day. 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 directive mandates secondary treatment for all discharges from agglomerations with a population equivalent greater than 2,000, ensuring removal of organic matter and suspended solids. The treated effluent is discharged into the local water system, which ultimately drains into the Arno River basin and then into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of the region's rivers and coastal environment, supporting aquatic life and downstream uses.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the local water network that flows into the Ombrone Pistoiese stream, a tributary of the Arno River. The Arno River is the largest river in Tuscany and flows through Florence before reaching the Tyrrhenian Sea near Pisa. The downstream environment supports diverse aquatic life and is used for irrigation and recreation. The secondary treatment provided by the plant helps reduce nutrient and organic pollution, protecting the ecological health of the Arno basin and the coastal marine zone.
Frequently asked questions
IDL_MONTALE_OVEST is located in Montale, in the province of Pistoia, Toscana, Italy. The address is Via Giovanni Papini, Montale, 51037.
The plant serves approximately 2,264 people, making it a small agglomeration under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local water system, which flows into the Ombrone Pistoiese stream, a tributary of the Arno River, and eventually reaches the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations over 2,000 population equivalent.
The plant has a designed capacity of 2,500 cubic meters per day, with a current discharge volume of 448.19 cubic meters per day, indicating it operates well below capacity.
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