Overview
Punta Vagno wastewater treatment plant serves 248,100 people in Genova, Liguria, Italy. Located near the coast, it discharges into the Ligurian Sea, a part of the Mediterranean Sea.
Punta Vagno is a wastewater treatment plant located in the Foce district of Genova, in the Liguria region of Italy. It serves a population of approximately 248,100 people, making it a large agglomeration under EU classification. The plant is situated in a densely populated urban coastal area, near the Ligurian Sea. As a large agglomeration, the plant is expected to meet the requirements of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment as a minimum and tertiary treatment in sensitive areas. The plant's designed capacity is 1. The regulatory framework ensures that treated effluent meets quality standards before discharge. The plant discharges treated wastewater into the Ligurian Sea, part of the Mediterranean Sea. This coastal environment supports diverse marine life and is an important ecological zone. The plant's operations are critical for protecting the local marine ecosystem and maintaining water quality for recreational and ecological purposes in the Genova coastal area.
Environmental context
The Punta Vagno plant discharges into the Ligurian Sea, a basin of the Mediterranean Sea. This coastal area supports diverse marine ecosystems, including seagrass meadows and fish populations. The plant's location near the coast means that treated effluent directly enters a sensitive marine environment, requiring stringent treatment to minimize ecological impact.
Frequently asked questions
Punta Vagno is located in the Foce district of Genova, in the Liguria region of Italy, near the coast of the Ligurian Sea.
The plant serves approximately 248,100 people, classifying it as a large agglomeration under EU regulations.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the Ligurian Sea, a coastal marine environment that is part of the Mediterranean Sea.
As an Italian plant serving over 150,000 people, Punta Vagno operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment and potentially tertiary treatment in sensitive coastal areas.
For large agglomerations in Italy, the EU directive mandates secondary biological treatment. In coastal sensitive areas, additional nutrient removal (tertiary treatment) is often required to protect marine ecosystems.
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