Overview
IMPIANTO_C_DA_FIUME is a wastewater treatment plant serving Oliveri, Sicily, Italy. It serves approximately 11,000 people and is located near the coast.
IMPIANTO_C_DA_FIUME is a wastewater treatment plant located in Oliveri, a coastal town in the province of Messina, Sicily, Italy. The plant serves a population of around 11,000 residents, placing it in the small-to-medium agglomeration category under Italian and EU regulations. As an Italian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size discharging into coastal waters. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into the Tyrrhenian Sea, part of the Mediterranean Sea. The coastal environment supports diverse marine life and is important for local tourism and fisheries. Proper treatment is essential to protect water quality and ecosystem health in this sensitive coastal area.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Tyrrhenian Sea, a basin of the Mediterranean Sea. The coastal waters near Oliveri support seagrass meadows and diverse marine fauna, making nutrient and pathogen removal critical. The area is also a popular tourist destination, so maintaining high water quality is important for both ecological and economic reasons.
Frequently asked questions
IMPIANTO_C_DA_FIUME is located on Via del Mare in Oliveri, in the province of Messina, Sicily, Italy.
The plant serves approximately 11,000 people, classifying it as a small-to-medium agglomeration under EU regulations.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the Tyrrhenian Sea, a coastal water body of the Mediterranean Sea.
As an Italian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for coastal discharges from agglomerations of this size.
Under the EU UWWTD, plants serving between 2,000 and 15,000 population equivalents in coastal areas typically require secondary treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
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