Overview
Impianto Consortile Letojanni serves 25,000 people in Letojanni, Sicily, Italy. The plant is located near the coast and operates under EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC.
Impianto Consortile Letojanni is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Letojanni, a town in the province of Messina, Sicily, Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 25,000 residents and is situated along the Autostrada Messina-Catania, reflecting its role in supporting the local community and tourism in this coastal area. As a plant serving a medium-sized agglomeration, it falls under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which requires secondary treatment for discharges into coastal waters. The designed capacity is 1.00 (likely in thousands of cubic meters per day), indicating the plant's scale. The regulatory framework ensures compliance with European standards for wastewater treatment. The plant discharges treated wastewater into the Ionian Sea, a part of the Mediterranean Sea. This coastal discharge requires careful management to protect marine ecosystems, including seagrass meadows and diverse aquatic life. The plant's location near the coast underscores the importance of effective treatment to minimize environmental impact on the local marine environment.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Ionian Sea, which is part of the Mediterranean Sea. The coastal waters near Letojanni support diverse marine life, including seagrass meadows and fish populations. Effective wastewater treatment is crucial to prevent nutrient pollution and protect the ecological health of this sensitive marine environment.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Letojanni, a town in the province of Messina, Sicily, Italy, along the Autostrada Messina-Catania.
The plant serves approximately 25,000 residents in the Letojanni area.
The plant discharges treated wastewater into the Ionian Sea, a coastal water body of the Mediterranean Sea.
As an Italian plant serving over 10,000 people, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which mandates secondary treatment for coastal discharges.
For agglomerations of this size, Italian plants typically provide secondary treatment as required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, with possible tertiary treatment in sensitive areas.
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