Overview
Santa Severina Altilia is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving 300 people in Altilia, Calabria, Italy. The plant discharges treated wastewater into the local watershed, supporting environmental protection in the region.
Santa Severina Altilia is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Altilia, a frazione of Santa Severina in the province of Crotone, Calabria, Italy. The plant serves a small population of 300 residents, reflecting its role in a rural or small community setting. It operates under Italy's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which sets standards for collection and treatment of wastewater. The plant provides secondary treatment, a biological process that significantly reduces organic matter and suspended solids. With a designed capacity of 1,000 cubic meters per day and a current discharge volume of 59.39 cubic meters per day, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating it is sized for potential future growth or seasonal variations. The regulatory framework for such small agglomerations in Italy typically requires appropriate treatment to protect receiving water quality. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Ionian Sea. The plant's location in the Calabrian hinterland, about 50 km from the coast, means its discharge contributes to the health of inland watercourses and downstream coastal ecosystems. Proper treatment helps safeguard aquatic life and supports the ecological integrity of the region's rivers and marine environment.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the local watershed that feeds into the Ionian Sea via the Neto River basin or smaller coastal streams. The Ionian Sea coast of Calabria supports diverse marine habitats, including seagrass meadows and important fisheries. The secondary treatment provided by the plant reduces organic pollution, helping to maintain water quality in the receiving water bodies and protecting downstream ecological communities from nutrient enrichment and oxygen depletion.
Frequently asked questions
Santa Severina Altilia is located in Altilia, a frazione of Santa Severina, in the province of Crotone, Calabria, Italy. The address is SS107b, Altilia, Santa Severina, Crotone, Calabria, 88835.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids in the wastewater before discharge.
The treated wastewater is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately flows into the Ionian Sea. The plant's discharge contributes to the health of inland watercourses and downstream coastal ecosystems.
As a small agglomeration serving 300 people, the plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires appropriate treatment for discharges into freshwater and coastal waters. Italy has implemented this directive through national regulations.
For small agglomerations under 2,000 population equivalent in Italy, secondary treatment or equivalent is typically required to protect receiving water quality. The plant's secondary treatment meets these standards.
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