Pabillonis Loc Bau Sa Taula Wastewater Treatment Plant, Sardinia

Pabillonis Loc Bau Sa Taula is a wastewater treatment plant located in Pabillonis, a municipality in the province of Medio Campidano, Sardinia, Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 3,500 and is part of the region's wastewater infrastructure, operating under Italian regulations that transpose the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the EU directive for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 4,400 m³/day and an average discharge volume of 697 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth or seasonal variations. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Mediterranean Sea. Sardinia's coastal and inland waters support diverse aquatic life, and the plant's advanced treatment helps protect these ecosystems from nutrient pollution and other contaminants.

The plant discharges into the local watershed in the Medio Campidano region of Sardinia, which flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The area's rivers and coastal waters support diverse marine and freshwater ecosystems, including seagrass meadows and fish spawning grounds. Advanced treatment at this plant reduces nutrient loads, helping to prevent eutrophication in downstream coastal waters.