Overview
San Giovanni in Persiceto wastewater treatment plant serves the town in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It provides advanced treatment for a population of 12,192 and has a designed capacity of 16,000 m³/day.
The San Giovanni in Persiceto wastewater treatment plant is located in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, serving the town of San Giovanni in Persiceto and surrounding areas. The plant provides advanced treatment for a population of approximately 12,192 residents, with a designed capacity of 16,000 cubic meters per day and an average discharge volume of 635.92 cubic meters per day. As an advanced treatment facility, the plant goes beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants, ensuring high-quality effluent. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), Italy classifies sensitive areas requiring tertiary treatment, and this plant's advanced level aligns with such requirements for agglomerations of this scale. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Po River basin, which flows into the Adriatic Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's water quality and supporting the ecological health of the Po River watershed, a vital agricultural and natural resource in northern Italy.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Po River basin, which flows eastward through the Po Valley and empties into the Adriatic Sea near Venice. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important agricultural region. The advanced treatment helps reduce nutrient loading, protecting downstream ecosystems from eutrophication and maintaining water quality for irrigation and recreation.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in San Giovanni in Persiceto, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, along SS568 near Amola del Piano.
The plant serves a population of approximately 12,192 residents in the town and surrounding areas.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that are part of the Po River basin, which ultimately flows into the Adriatic Sea.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which includes nutrient removal beyond secondary treatment, meeting stringent EU standards for sensitive areas.
Under the EU UWWTD, agglomerations of this scale require secondary treatment as a minimum. The plant's advanced treatment exceeds this, likely due to the sensitivity of the receiving water body in the Po River basin.
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