SPARANISE_DEPURATORE_B - Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant in Cellole, Campania

SPARANISE_DEPURATORE_B is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Cellole, in the province of Caserta, Campania, Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 4,000 residents and has a designed capacity of 4,000 m³/day, with a current discharge volume of 791.86 m³/day. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. As an Italian facility, it operates within the national regulatory framework that implements the directive, ensuring compliance with effluent standards for biological oxygen demand and suspended solids. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that flow toward the Tyrrhenian Sea, given its proximity to the coast. The surrounding area includes agricultural lands and the Volturno River basin, which supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the region.

The plant discharges into the drainage network of the Volturno River basin, which flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea near the Gulf of Gaeta. This coastal zone supports diverse marine habitats, including seagrass meadows and fish nursery areas. The region's Mediterranean climate and agricultural runoff make nutrient management important for preventing eutrophication in the coastal waters.