SALA CONSILINA IMPIANTO LOCALITA TAVERNE - Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant in Sala Consilina, Campania

SALA CONSILINA IMPIANTO LOCALITA TAVERNE is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Sala Consilina, a town in the province of Salerno, Campania, Italy. The plant serves a population of around 4,000 residents, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for a small community in the Vallo di Diano valley. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000. With a designed capacity of 5,000 m³/day and a current discharge volume of approximately 792 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating potential for future growth or seasonal variability. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that eventually drain into the Tanagro River, a tributary of the Sele River, which flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The plant's location inland, over 10 km from the coast, reduces direct marine impact, but the receiving waters support diverse aquatic life and are part of the broader Sele River basin, an ecologically important area in southern Italy.

The plant discharges into the Tanagro River, a tributary of the Sele River, which flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Tanagro River valley is known for its biodiversity and supports species such as the otter and various fish. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect water quality in this sensitive inland watershed, which is part of the larger Sele River basin, an important ecological corridor in Campania.