Overview
LANZO_TORINESE wastewater treatment plant serves Lanzo Torinese, Piemonte, Italy. It treats wastewater for approximately 8,000 people in the Valli di Lanzo region.
LANZO_TORINESE is a wastewater treatment plant located in Lanzo Torinese, a town in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. The facility serves a population of approximately 8,000 residents, operating within the municipal infrastructure of the Unione Montana di Comuni delle Valli di Lanzo, Ceronda e Casternone. As a small-to-medium agglomeration, the plant plays a key role in managing local wastewater in this Alpine foothill area. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), agglomerations with a population equivalent (PE) between 2,000 and 10,000 are required to provide secondary treatment. For plants serving around 8,000 people, this typically involves biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The regulatory framework ensures appropriate treatment standards are met. The treated effluent is discharged into the local water system, which ultimately drains into the Po River basin. The Po River is Italy's longest river and flows into the Adriatic Sea, supporting extensive agricultural and ecological systems. The plant's operation helps protect downstream water quality in the Po Valley and the Adriatic coastal environment.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Stura di Lanzo river, a tributary of the Po River. The Po River flows eastward through the Po Valley, one of Italy's most agriculturally productive regions, before entering the Adriatic Sea near the Po Delta. The delta is an ecologically sensitive area that supports diverse aquatic life and migratory bird populations. Proper wastewater treatment is essential to prevent nutrient pollution and protect this downstream ecosystem.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Lanzo Torinese, a town in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, within the Unione Montana di Comuni delle Valli di Lanzo, Ceronda e Casternone.
The plant serves approximately 8,000 residents in the Lanzo Torinese area.
The treated effluent is discharged into the Stura di Lanzo river, which flows into the Po River and eventually reaches the Adriatic Sea.
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.
Under the EU directive, plants serving between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalent are generally required to provide secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to reduce organic pollutants.
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