Overview
Motta San Giovanni Oliveto wastewater treatment plant serves Ardore Marina in Calabria, Italy. Designed capacity is 1.00 (likely million cubic meters per year or similar), serving a population of 7,600.
The Motta San Giovanni Oliveto wastewater treatment plant is located in Ardore Marina, a coastal town in the Calabria region of southern Italy. As a facility in Italy, it operates under the national implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size (between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalent). The regulatory framework mandates appropriate treatment to protect receiving waters. The plant's discharge ultimately reaches the Ionian Sea, a major basin of the Mediterranean Sea. The local watershed includes small coastal streams that drain the Aspromonte mountain range. The Ionian coast of Calabria supports diverse marine life and is important for local fisheries and tourism. Proper wastewater treatment is essential to prevent nutrient pollution and protect coastal water quality, which is vital for both ecological health and economic activities such as bathing and fishing.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Ionian Sea via local coastal streams. The Ionian Sea is a deep basin of the Mediterranean, supporting diverse marine ecosystems including seagrass meadows and fish nurseries. The Calabrian coast is ecologically sensitive due to its biodiversity and reliance on clean waters for tourism and fisheries. Effective treatment helps prevent eutrophication and pathogen contamination in this coastal environment.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Ardore Marina, a coastal town in the municipality of Ardore, in the province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria region, Italy.
The plant serves a population of approximately 7,600 residents in the Ardore Marina area.
The plant discharges treated wastewater into local coastal streams that flow into the Ionian Sea, a major basin of the Mediterranean Sea.
As an Italian wastewater treatment plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalent.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, plants serving 7,600 people (between 2,000 and 10,000 PE) are required to have secondary treatment, which typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
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