Rivello San Frena Wastewater Treatment Plant, Rivello, Basilicata

Rivello San Frena is a wastewater treatment plant located in Rivello, a town in the province of Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. The plant provided secondary treatment for municipal wastewater, serving the local population in this inland area of southern Italy. As a secondary treatment facility, Rivello San Frena would have met the requirements of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale. The plant is now closed, and its operational history reflects the regulatory standards applied to small to medium-sized communities in Italy. The plant's treated effluent would have discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Tyrrhenian Sea via the Basilicata river network. The region's watershed supports diverse aquatic life and agricultural activities, making proper wastewater treatment essential for protecting downstream ecosystems.

Rivello San Frena is located inland in the Basilicata region, where local streams flow toward the Tyrrhenian Sea. The watershed supports a mix of agricultural and natural habitats, and the plant's secondary treatment would have helped reduce organic pollutants and nutrients entering these water bodies. The downstream environment includes sensitive coastal zones that benefit from controlled wastewater discharge.