Overview
TAURASI DEPURATORE LOC SAN QUIRICO is a secondary treatment plant serving Taurasi, Campania, Italy. It treats wastewater for about 930 people with a designed capacity of 1,000 m³/day.
TAURASI DEPURATORE LOC SAN QUIRICO is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Taurasi, a town in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. The plant serves a small population of approximately 930 residents, reflecting the rural character of the area. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment stage required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000. Although the plant's population served is below 2,000, it still meets the secondary treatment standard, ensuring organic matter and suspended solids are reduced before discharge. The designed capacity is 1,000 m³/day, with an average daily flow of about 184 m³/day. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Calore Irpino River, a tributary of the Volturno River, which flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local watershed and downstream aquatic ecosystems from untreated sewage pollution.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into small streams that feed the Calore Irpino River, part of the Volturno River basin. The Volturno is the longest river in southern Italy and flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Castel Volturno. The watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is used for irrigation and recreation. Secondary treatment reduces organic load and suspended solids, helping to maintain water quality in this ecologically sensitive area.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Taurasi, a town in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy.
The plant serves approximately 930 people, reflecting the small agglomeration size of the Taurasi area.
The treated effluent is discharged into local streams that flow into the Calore Irpino River, a tributary of the Volturno River, which ultimately reaches the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this scale.
The plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), transposed into Italian law. For small agglomerations like Taurasi, secondary treatment is the minimum requirement to protect receiving water bodies.
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