Overview
KOMPATSCH wastewater treatment plant in Quellenhof - Sorgente, Italy, served 2,026 people with primary treatment before closure. The plant discharged 401.08 m³/day into the local watershed.
KOMPATSCH is a former wastewater treatment plant located in Quellenhof - Sorgente, within the municipality of St. Martin in Passeier in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of northern Italy. The plant served a population of 2,026 and had a designed capacity of 2,850 m³/day, with an actual discharge volume of 401.08 m³/day. It is now closed and no longer operational. The plant provided primary treatment only, which involves physical sedimentation to remove settleable solids. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), agglomerations of this size (2,000-10,000 population equivalent) are generally required to have secondary treatment. As a closed facility, the plant no longer operates under any current regulatory framework. The treated effluent was discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Passirio River (a tributary of the Adige River). The Adige River flows south through Trentino-Alto Adige and Veneto before emptying into the Adriatic Sea. The plant's closure means that wastewater from the area is now likely handled by a different facility or alternative system.
Environmental context
The plant discharged into the Passirio River basin, a tributary of the Adige River, which flows into the Adriatic Sea. The Adige River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important water resource for agriculture and communities in the region. The closure of the plant may have reduced local pollution loads, but the area remains sensitive to nutrient inputs from other sources.
Frequently asked questions
KOMPATSCH is located in Quellenhof - Sorgente, a locality in the municipality of St. Martin in Passeier, in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of northern Italy.
The plant served a population of 2,026 people before it closed.
The plant discharged treated effluent into the local watershed, which flows into the Passirio River, a tributary of the Adige River, ultimately reaching the Adriatic Sea.
KOMPATSCH provided primary treatment, which involves physical sedimentation to remove settleable solids. For agglomerations of this size, the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive typically requires secondary treatment.
The plant is listed as closed, meaning it no longer treats wastewater. It may have been replaced by a newer facility or connected to a larger system.
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