Overview
PLATACI_MEDEI is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving Plataci, Calabria, Italy. With a capacity of 1000 m³/day and serving 2,150 people, it discharges treated water near the Ionian Sea coast.
PLATACI_MEDEI is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Plataci, a town in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The facility serves a population of approximately 2,150 residents and has a designed capacity of 1,000 cubic meters per day, with an average discharge volume of 425.62 m³/day. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants. This level of treatment is typical for facilities in sensitive coastal areas under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires more stringent treatment for discharges into areas subject to eutrophication. The treated effluent is discharged into a watercourse that flows to the Ionian Sea, a semi-enclosed basin with ecological significance. The advanced treatment helps protect the coastal marine environment, supporting biodiversity and reducing nutrient loading that could otherwise lead to algal blooms and habitat degradation.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a stream that drains into the Ionian Sea, a basin of the Mediterranean Sea. The Ionian coast of Calabria supports diverse marine life, including seagrass meadows and fish spawning grounds. Advanced treatment reduces nutrient and pollutant loads, helping to maintain water quality and ecological balance in this coastal zone.
Frequently asked questions
PLATACI_MEDEI is located in Plataci, a town in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, southern Italy. The address is Viale della Libertà, Plataci.
The plant serves approximately 2,150 residents of Plataci and surrounding areas.
The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that flows to the Ionian Sea, a coastal basin of the Mediterranean Sea.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which includes nutrient removal beyond secondary treatment. This is required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for discharges into sensitive coastal areas.
The plant operates under Italy's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For a small agglomeration of about 2,150 people, the directive requires appropriate collection and treatment, with advanced treatment in sensitive zones like the Ionian coast.
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