PANICALE_TAVERNELLE Wastewater Treatment Plant, Tavernelle, Umbria

PANICALE_TAVERNELLE is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Tavernelle, a frazione of Panicale in the Umbria region of central Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 4,115 residents and is part of the municipal wastewater infrastructure for the area. It operates under Italy's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which sets standards for collection and treatment based on agglomeration size. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants. Its designed capacity is 9,000 m³/day, and the current discharge volume is 814.62 m³/day, indicating operational headroom. As an advanced treatment facility, it meets stringent effluent quality requirements for sensitive areas. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Tiber River basin, which flows through Umbria and Lazio to the Tyrrhenian Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's water resources and supporting downstream aquatic ecosystems.

The plant discharges into the Tiber River basin, which flows through central Italy and empties into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Rome. The Tiber supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor. The advanced treatment helps protect water quality in this sensitive watershed, reducing nutrient loads that could otherwise contribute to eutrophication in coastal waters.