LONGOBUCCO_ACQUA_DEI_SANTI Wastewater Treatment Plant, Mandatoriccio, Calabria

LONGOBUCCO_ACQUA_DEI_SANTI is a wastewater treatment plant located along Strada Statale 106 Jonica in Mandatoriccio, in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 3,000 people and is situated near the Ionian Sea coast, within 10 km of the shoreline. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. Its designed capacity is 3,000 m³/day, with a reported discharge volume of 593.89 m³/day, indicating it operates well below capacity. Treated effluent from the plant is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Ionian Sea. This coastal area supports diverse marine life and is part of the broader Mediterranean ecosystem. The advanced treatment level helps protect the coastal environment from nutrient pollution and other contaminants.

The plant discharges into the Ionian Sea, a key basin of the Mediterranean Sea. The coastal waters near Mandatoriccio support diverse marine habitats, including seagrass meadows and fish spawning grounds. Advanced treatment reduces nutrient loads, helping to prevent eutrophication in this ecologically sensitive coastal zone.