ROMA_EST Wastewater Treatment Plant, Rome, Italy

ROMA_EST is a major wastewater treatment facility located in the Parco Acea area of Municipio Roma IV, Rome, Lazio, Italy. Serving a population of over 710,000, it ranks as a large agglomeration under EU classification, requiring robust treatment infrastructure to manage the wastewater from a significant portion of the capital city. As a plant of this scale in Italy, ROMA_EST is subject to the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment as a minimum and tertiary treatment in sensitive areas. The plant's designed capacity is 1.00 million cubic meters, indicating substantial infrastructure to handle the high volume of wastewater from Rome's urban and industrial sectors. The treated effluent from ROMA_EST is discharged into the Tiber River basin, which flows through Rome and into the Tyrrhenian Sea. This discharge must meet strict quality standards to protect the river's ecological health and downstream coastal waters, which support diverse aquatic life and are important for recreation and tourism.

ROMA_EST discharges into the Tiber River, which flows through Rome and empties into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Tiber basin supports a variety of aquatic species and is ecologically sensitive due to urban runoff and industrial inputs. The plant's treatment standards are critical to maintaining water quality in the river and the coastal marine environment, which is a key habitat for fish and migratory birds.