Overview
SAPPADA_PALU is a secondary treatment plant serving Sappada, Italy. It treats wastewater for 625 people with a designed capacity of 300 m³/day and a discharge volume of 123.73 m³/day.
SAPPADA_PALU is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in the Alpine town of Sappada (Plodn/Sapade) in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeastern Italy. The facility serves a small population of 625 residents and operates under Italy's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale. The plant provides secondary treatment, meeting the EU standard for small communities. Its designed capacity is 300 m³/day, with an actual discharge volume of 123.73 m³/day, indicating operational headroom. The plant is situated inland, far from the coast, and its treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that feed into the Piave River basin. The Piave River flows southward through the Veneto region into the Adriatic Sea. The plant's operations help protect the sensitive Alpine aquatic ecosystems and downstream water quality in the Piave watershed, which supports diverse freshwater species and is used for irrigation and recreation.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that are part of the Piave River basin. The Piave flows through the Dolomites and Veneto plains before entering the Adriatic Sea near Jesolo. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life, including native fish species, and is ecologically sensitive due to its Alpine headwaters and downstream floodplain habitats.
Frequently asked questions
SAPPADA_PALU is located in the town of Sappada (also known as Plodn or Sapade) in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeastern Italy, near the border with Austria.
The plant serves a population of 625 people, typical of a small Alpine community.
The treated effluent is discharged into local streams that are part of the Piave River basin, which ultimately flows into the Adriatic Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for small agglomerations under 2,000 population equivalent.
Italy implements the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for all discharges from agglomerations above 2,000 population equivalent. For smaller plants like SAPPADA_PALU, appropriate treatment is required to protect receiving waters.
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