IDL_PONTE_DI_FEROCE Wastewater Treatment Plant, Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany

IDL_PONTE_DI_FEROCE is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Cerreto Guidi, within the Tuscany region of Italy. The plant serves a small community of approximately 1,466 residents, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for this inland municipality. The facility employs advanced treatment processes, ensuring a high level of pollutant removal before discharge. With a designed capacity of 1,200 cubic meters per day and an actual discharge volume of 290.22 cubic meters per day, the plant operates well within its capacity. As an Italian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size, and the plant exceeds this requirement with its advanced treatment level. 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's advanced treatment helps protect the sensitive ecosystems of the Arno River and the downstream coastal environment.

The plant discharges into the Arno River basin, which flows through Tuscany into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Arno River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important water resource for the region. Advanced treatment at this plant reduces nutrient loads, helping to prevent eutrophication in the downstream coastal waters.