SARCENA_SAN_VITO Wastewater Treatment Plant, Saracena, Calabria, Italy

The SARCENA_SAN_VITO wastewater treatment plant is located in Saracena, a town in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 4,285 residents, reflecting its role in managing municipal wastewater for this small community in southern Italy. The facility employs advanced treatment processes, ensuring a high level of pollutant removal before discharge. With a designed capacity of 6,000 cubic meters per day and an average discharge volume of 848.28 cubic meters per day, the plant operates well within its capacity. As an Italian facility, it operates under the national implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates appropriate treatment levels based on population equivalents and receiving water sensitivity. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Ionian Sea via the Crati River basin. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems and supports water quality in the region, which is important for both ecological health and local communities that rely on these waters.

The plant discharges into the Crati River basin, which flows into the Gulf of Taranto in the Ionian Sea. This coastal region supports diverse marine life and is important for local fisheries. The advanced treatment helps minimize nutrient loading and protects the sensitive coastal environment from eutrophication.