Overview
LOIANO_CAPOLUOGO_VERSANTE_SAVENA is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving Bibulano di Sopra, Italy. It treats wastewater for 1,539 people with a designed capacity of 2,000 m³/day.
LOIANO_CAPOLUOGO_VERSANTE_SAVENA is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Bibulano di Sopra, a locality within the municipality of Loiano in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The plant serves a population of 1,539 people, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for this small agglomeration in the Apennine foothills. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, going beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 2,000 m³/day and a current discharge volume of 432.15 m³/day, the facility operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth or seasonal variability. The treated effluent is discharged into the local water network, ultimately contributing to the Savena stream, a tributary of the Reno River. The Reno River flows through the Po Valley and drains into the Adriatic Sea, making this plant part of the broader Po River basin. The advanced treatment helps protect the sensitive aquatic ecosystems of the Savena and Reno rivers.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Savena stream, which flows into the Reno River, a major watercourse in Emilia-Romagna that empties into the Adriatic Sea. The Reno River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important corridor for migratory fish. The advanced treatment level helps minimize nutrient loading and protects water quality in this ecologically sensitive watershed.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Bibulano di Sopra, a locality within the municipality of Loiano, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.
The plant serves a population of 1,539 people, making it a small agglomeration under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
Treated wastewater is discharged into the Savena stream, which flows into the Reno River and eventually reaches the Adriatic Sea.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
The plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), transposed into Italian law. For small agglomerations like this, the directive mandates secondary treatment, but this plant exceeds that with advanced treatment.
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