Overview
PESCOCANALE_BASSO is a secondary treatment plant serving 253 people in Pescocanale, Abruzzo, Italy. It discharges 50.09 m³/day of treated wastewater, operating under EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive standards.
PESCOCANALE_BASSO is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Pescocanale, a frazione of Capistrello in the Abruzzo region of Italy. The plant serves a small population of 253 residents, reflecting its role in a rural or peri-urban setting within the L'Aquila province. 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 of this size. With a designed capacity of 500 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 50.09 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth or seasonal variations. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Liri River basin, part of the larger Tyrrhenian Sea catchment. The plant's operation helps protect the local aquatic environment and downstream ecosystems from untreated wastewater pollution.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Liri River, which flows through the Lazio region before reaching the Tyrrhenian Sea near Minturno. The Liri River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important water resource for agriculture and local communities. The secondary treatment provided by the plant reduces organic pollutants and suspended solids, helping maintain water quality in this sensitive Mediterranean watershed.
Frequently asked questions
PESCOCANALE_BASSO is located in Pescocanale, a frazione of Capistrello, in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy. The address is Via degli Scaloni, Pescocanale, Capistrello, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, 67053.
The plant serves a population of 253 people, making it a small-scale municipal wastewater treatment facility.
The treated wastewater is discharged into a local watercourse that is part of the Liri River basin, which eventually flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting the requirements of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for small agglomerations.
As an Italian plant, it operates under the national implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For agglomerations under 2,000 population equivalent, secondary treatment is typically required to protect receiving water bodies.
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