Overview
Santa Marina Impianto del Centro is a secondary treatment plant serving 1,500 people in Santa Marina, Campania, Italy. It discharges 296.95 m³/day of treated wastewater near the Tyrrhenian coast.
Santa Marina Impianto del Centro is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Santa Marina, a town in the Campania region of southern Italy. The facility serves a population of approximately 1,500 residents and is situated near the Tyrrhenian Sea coast. As a secondary treatment plant, it provides biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The plant has a designed capacity of 5,000 m³/day and currently treats an average daily flow of 296.95 m³/day, indicating significant spare capacity. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), agglomerations of this size (under 2,000 population equivalent) are required to provide appropriate treatment, which secondary treatment fulfills. The plant's operation is subject to Italian national regulations implementing the directive. The treated effluent is discharged into the local coastal environment, ultimately reaching the Tyrrhenian Sea. This coastal area supports diverse marine life and is part of the broader Mediterranean ecosystem. The plant's proximity to the coast underscores the importance of effective treatment to protect bathing waters and marine habitats.
Environmental context
The plant discharges treated wastewater into the Tyrrhenian Sea via a coastal outfall. The Tyrrhenian Sea is a semi-enclosed basin of the Mediterranean, supporting seagrass meadows, coral formations, and diverse fish populations. The local watershed includes small coastal streams that drain the surrounding hills of Campania. Effective secondary treatment helps minimize nutrient loading and pathogen release, protecting both recreational water quality and the ecological health of the nearshore marine environment.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located at SP82 in Santa Marina, Salerno, Campania, Italy, near the Tyrrhenian Sea coast.
The plant serves approximately 1,500 residents of Santa Marina and surrounding areas.
The treated effluent is discharged into the Tyrrhenian Sea via a coastal outfall, after undergoing secondary treatment.
The plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires appropriate treatment for small agglomerations. Italian national regulations implement the directive.
For small agglomerations under 2,000 population equivalent, secondary treatment is standard under EU regulations, providing biological treatment to reduce organic pollutants.
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