Overview
MONTAPPONE_SELVA_DEP is a primary treatment plant in Montappone, Italy, serving 482 people with a designed capacity of 400 m³/day and a discharge volume of 95.42 m³/day.
MONTAPPONE_SELVA_DEP is a wastewater treatment plant located in Montappone, a town in the Fermo province of the Marche region, Italy. The facility serves a small population of 482 residents, reflecting its role in a rural or small-town setting. The plant is situated inland, more than 10 km from the coast, but within 50 km of the Adriatic Sea. The plant operates with primary treatment only, which involves physical processes like sedimentation to remove solids. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), agglomerations with a population equivalent (PE) of less than 2,000 are subject to less stringent requirements, and primary treatment may be considered appropriate for this scale. The designed capacity is 400 m³/day, and the current discharge volume is 95.42 m³/day, indicating the plant is operating well below its capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that eventually drains into the Adriatic Sea. The plant's location in the Marche region, characterized by hilly terrain and agriculture, means the receiving waters support local ecosystems and downstream coastal environments. Proper treatment is essential to protect water quality in the Adriatic Sea, which is a significant ecological and economic resource for Italy.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a local stream that flows into the Adriatic Sea via the regional river network. The Adriatic Sea is a semi-enclosed basin with sensitive marine ecosystems, including seagrass meadows and fish nurseries. Primary treatment reduces suspended solids but does not remove nutrients, so the plant's discharge may contribute to nutrient loading in downstream waters, potentially affecting algal growth and water quality in coastal areas.
Frequently asked questions
MONTAPPONE_SELVA_DEP is located at Via Selva, Selva I, Montappone, in the Fermo province of the Marche region, Italy.
The plant serves a population of 482 people, typical of a small agglomeration in rural Italy.
The plant uses primary treatment and discharges treated effluent into a local watercourse that eventually drains into the Adriatic Sea.
The plant provides primary treatment, which involves physical separation of solids. For small agglomerations under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, primary treatment may be acceptable.
Italian wastewater treatment plants operate under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For agglomerations under 2,000 PE, appropriate treatment is required based on local conditions, and primary treatment is often considered sufficient.
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