Overview
PELAGALLI_PLL_DEP is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving 92 people in Piane della Rancia, Italy.
PELAGALLI_PLL_DEP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Piane della Rancia, a locality in the municipality of Pollenza, Province of Macerata, in the Marche region of central Italy. The plant serves a small population of 92 people, reflecting its role in a rural or small community setting. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations with a population equivalent (PE) between 2,000 and 10,000. However, for very small agglomerations like this one (92 PE), the directive allows appropriate treatment, and secondary treatment exceeds the minimum requirement. Indicating it operates well below its capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Adriatic Sea via the Potenza River basin. The Marche region's rivers flow eastward from the Apennines to the Adriatic, supporting diverse aquatic life and agricultural activities. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive coastal area.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Potenza River, which flows into the Adriatic Sea near Porto Recanati. The Adriatic Sea is a semi-enclosed basin with limited water exchange, making it sensitive to nutrient pollution. Secondary treatment reduces organic load and suspended solids, helping to prevent eutrophication in coastal waters. The local watershed supports agricultural land use and small-scale fisheries.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Piane della Rancia, a locality in the municipality of Pollenza, Province of Macerata, in the Marche region of central Italy.
The plant serves a population of 92 people, making it a very small agglomeration.
The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that flows into the Potenza River, which ultimately reaches the Adriatic Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
Under the EU UWWTD, agglomerations under 2,000 PE require 'appropriate treatment.' Secondary treatment at this plant exceeds the minimum requirement, ensuring good effluent quality for the sensitive Adriatic coastal environment.
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