Overview
San Chirico Raparo Serroncelle is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving San Chirico Raparo, Basilicata, Italy. It operates under EU regulations for inland communities.
The San Chirico Raparo Serroncelle wastewater treatment plant is located in San Chirico Raparo, a town in the province of Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. The plant provides secondary treatment for the local community, supporting public health and environmental protection in this inland area of southern Italy. As a secondary treatment facility, the plant meets the minimum requirements of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for inland agglomerations. The directive mandates secondary treatment for all discharges from communities of this scale, ensuring organic matter and suspended solids are reduced to acceptable levels before discharge. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Ionian Sea via the Sinni River basin. This inland location means the plant plays a key role in protecting downstream aquatic ecosystems, including the Sinni River and its tributaries, which support diverse freshwater species and are important for regional biodiversity.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Sinni River basin, which flows eastward to the Ionian Sea. This watershed supports a variety of aquatic life and is part of the broader Mediterranean coastal ecosystem. The secondary treatment provided helps reduce nutrient and organic pollution, protecting downstream water quality and the ecological health of the Sinni River and its receiving marine environment.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in San Chirico Raparo, a town in the province of Potenza, Basilicata, Italy.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses within the Sinni River basin, which flows to the Ionian Sea.
As an inland Italian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for communities of this scale to protect water quality.
For small inland towns like San Chirico Raparo, secondary treatment is standard under EU regulations, ensuring compliance with organic matter and suspended solids limits before discharge into freshwater bodies.
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