Overview
IDL_ZONA_ARTIGIANA_CAPOLUOGO is a primary treatment plant in Montespertoli, Tuscany, Italy, serving 63 people with a designed capacity of 50 m³/day and a discharge volume of 12.47 m³/day.
IDL_ZONA_ARTIGIANA_CAPOLUOGO is a wastewater treatment plant located in Montespertoli, a town in the Tuscany region of Italy. The plant serves a small population of 63 people, reflecting its role in a local industrial zone. It operates with a designed capacity of 50 cubic meters per day and currently discharges approximately 12.47 cubic meters per day of treated wastewater. The plant provides primary treatment, which involves physical processes such as sedimentation to remove solids. As a small facility in Italy, it falls under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires appropriate treatment for agglomerations of this size. While primary treatment is typical for very small communities, the directive encourages secondary treatment where feasible to protect water quality. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that eventually drain into the Arno River basin and then into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The plant's location in the Empolese Valdelsa area, a region with agricultural and industrial activities, underscores the importance of managing wastewater to protect downstream ecosystems and water resources.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that are part of the Arno River basin, which flows through Tuscany and empties into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Pisa. The Arno basin supports diverse aquatic life and is used for irrigation and recreation. Primary treatment reduces suspended solids but may not fully remove nutrients, so the plant's discharge contributes to the nutrient load in the watershed, potentially affecting downstream water quality and ecological balance.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located at Via Montelupo, 42, in Montespertoli, within the Unione dei Comuni Circondario dell'Empolese Valdelsa, in the province of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
The plant serves a population of 63 people, indicating it is a small-scale facility likely serving a local industrial zone or small community.
The treated wastewater is discharged into local water bodies that are part of the Arno River basin, which ultimately flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The plant provides primary treatment, which involves physical processes like sedimentation to remove solids. For small agglomerations in Italy, primary treatment is common, though the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive encourages secondary treatment where feasible.
As an Italian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which sets treatment standards based on population served and receiving water sensitivity. For a plant serving 63 people, primary treatment is generally acceptable, but local regulations may require additional steps to protect the Arno River basin.
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