Overview
Sicignano degli Alburni Depuratore di Galdo is a secondary treatment plant serving 1,000 people in Campania, Italy. It discharges 197.96 m³/day of treated wastewater, operating under EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive standards.
Sicignano degli Alburni Depuratore di Galdo is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in the Galdo area of Sicignano degli Alburni, a town in the province of Salerno, Campania, Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,000 residents, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Italian and EU regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 1,000 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 197.96 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating ample headroom for future growth or seasonal variations. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Tyrrhenian Sea via the Sele River basin. The plant's inland location, more than 10 km from the coast, reduces direct marine impact, but its discharge contributes to the overall water quality of the regional watershed, which supports agricultural and ecological systems in the Campania region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Sele River, which flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Paestum. The Sele basin is an ecologically sensitive area supporting diverse aquatic life and agricultural irrigation. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect downstream water quality, though the region's karst geology requires careful management to prevent groundwater contamination.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in the Galdo area of Sicignano degli Alburni, in the province of Salerno, Campania, Italy.
The plant serves approximately 1,000 residents, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU regulations.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local watercourse that flows into the Sele River, which ultimately reaches the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, meeting the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size.
As an Italian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000 discharging to freshwater.
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