SAN_DEMETRIO_CORONE_SOFFERENTI Wastewater Treatment Plant, Tortora, Calabria

The SAN_DEMETRIO_CORONE_SOFFERENTI wastewater treatment plant is located in Tortora Marina, in the municipality of Tortora, province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy. This facility serves a small population of 410 people, reflecting its role in a coastal community along the Tyrrhenian Sea. The plant provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond the secondary treatment required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 500 m³/day and a current discharge volume of 81.17 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth or seasonal variability. Treated effluent from the plant is discharged into the local coastal waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea, part of the Mediterranean Sea. The Calabrian coast supports diverse marine life and is an important area for tourism and fisheries. Advanced treatment helps protect these sensitive coastal ecosystems from nutrient pollution and pathogens.

The plant discharges into the Tyrrhenian Sea, a basin of the Mediterranean Sea. The coastal waters near Tortora support seagrass meadows and marine biodiversity, making advanced treatment crucial to prevent eutrophication and protect recreational water quality. The area is also influenced by the nearby Lao River, which drains the Pollino Massif.