PIEVE_DI_CENTO Wastewater Treatment Plant, Pieve di Cento, Emilia-Romagna

PIEVE_DI_CENTO is a wastewater treatment plant located in Pieve di Cento, a town in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. The plant serves a population of about 6,500 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD). As part of the Unione Reno Galliera, it contributes to the regional wastewater management infrastructure. The plant operates within the framework of the EU UWWTD (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for discharges into freshwater and estuaries from agglomerations of this size. Italian national regulations transpose these requirements, and the plant is expected to meet the directive's standards for biological oxygen demand and suspended solids removal. The regulatory framework ensures appropriate treatment for the population served. Treated effluent from the plant is discharged into the local water network, which ultimately drains into the Reno River and then into the Adriatic Sea. The Reno River basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the Po Valley. The plant's operations help protect downstream water quality and the sensitive coastal environment of the northern Adriatic.

The plant discharges into the Reno River basin, which flows through Emilia-Romagna and into the Adriatic Sea near the Po Delta. The Reno River supports a variety of fish species and provides habitat for migratory birds. The downstream coastal area includes ecologically sensitive zones that benefit from reduced nutrient loads from properly treated wastewater.