IMPIANTO C DA MANDRANOVA Wastewater Treatment Plant, Camporeale, Sicily

IMPIANTO C DA MANDRANOVA is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Camporeale, a town in the province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The facility serves a population of approximately 3,600 people, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for this inland community. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment stage required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000. With a designed capacity of 6,850 cubic meters per day and an average daily discharge volume of about 713 cubic meters, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating potential for future growth or seasonal variability. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Mediterranean Sea. As an inland facility more than 10 km from the coast, the plant's discharge contributes to the health of local streams and rivers, supporting aquatic ecosystems and downstream water quality in the region.

The plant discharges into the local drainage network of northwestern Sicily, which flows through the Imera Settentrionale basin and eventually reaches the Tyrrhenian Sea. This coastal region supports diverse marine life and is important for local fisheries. The secondary treatment process reduces organic pollutants and suspended solids, helping to protect the receiving water bodies from eutrophication and maintaining ecological balance in the downstream environment.