Overview
MANDATORICCIO_TORNO is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving 2,500 people in Marina di Roseto Capo Spulico, Calabria, Italy. It discharges treated effluent near the Ionian Sea coast.
MANDATORICCIO_TORNO is a wastewater treatment plant located in Marina di Roseto Capo Spulico, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,500 people, placing it in the small-agglomeration category under Italian and EU regulations. The facility provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size discharging into coastal waters. The plant has a designed capacity of 2,000 cubic meters per day and currently treats an average daily volume of about 495 cubic meters, indicating significant spare capacity. As a coastal plant within 10 km of the Ionian Sea, it operates under Italian regulations that transpose the EU directive, with permits likely issued by the regional environmental authority (ARPA Calabria). The treated effluent is discharged into the Ionian Sea, a basin of the Mediterranean Sea. The local watershed includes small coastal streams that drain the Pollino Massif. The discharge point supports the ecological health of the coastal zone, which hosts diverse marine life and is important for local fisheries and tourism.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Ionian Sea, a major basin of the Mediterranean Sea. The local coastal waters support seagrass meadows and are a nursery for fish species. The area is part of the Calabrian coastal ecosystem, which is sensitive to nutrient inputs from wastewater. Proper treatment helps prevent eutrophication and protects marine biodiversity.
Frequently asked questions
MANDATORICCIO_TORNO is located in Marina di Roseto Capo Spulico, in the municipality of Roseto Capo Spulico, Cosenza province, Calabria, Italy.
The plant serves approximately 2,500 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU wastewater directives.
The plant provides secondary treatment and discharges treated effluent into the Ionian Sea, a coastal water body of the Mediterranean Sea.
The plant protects local coastal streams and the Ionian Sea from untreated wastewater, helping maintain water quality in the Calabrian coastal zone.
As an Italian plant serving a small agglomeration, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for discharges into coastal waters. Compliance is enforced by regional authorities like ARPA Calabria.
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