Overview
TIRIOLO_TELECOM is an advanced wastewater treatment plant in Sarrottino, Tiriolo, Calabria, Italy, serving 250 people with a designed capacity of 500 m³/day.
TIRIOLO_TELECOM is a wastewater treatment plant located in the hamlet of Sarrottino, within the municipality of Tiriolo in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The plant serves a small population of 250 people and has a designed capacity of 500 cubic meters per day, with a current discharge volume of 49.49 m³/day, indicating low utilization. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. Advanced treatment typically includes nutrient removal (nitrogen and phosphorus) and disinfection, ensuring high-quality effluent suitable for sensitive receiving environments. The treated wastewater is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Ionian Sea via the Catanzaro coastal basin. The region's proximity to the coast (within 10 km) means the plant's effluent can affect coastal water quality and marine ecosystems. The advanced treatment level helps mitigate potential impacts on the sensitive Mediterranean coastal environment.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the local drainage network of the Catanzaro province, which flows into the Ionian Sea. The Ionian Sea is a semi-enclosed basin with limited water exchange, making it sensitive to nutrient pollution. The advanced treatment at TIRIOLO_TELECOM helps protect coastal waters and supports the ecological health of marine habitats, including seagrass meadows and fish spawning grounds.
Frequently asked questions
TIRIOLO_TELECOM is located in the hamlet of Sarrottino, within the municipality of Tiriolo, in the province of Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy.
The plant serves a small population of 250 people, typical of a rural or suburban community in the Calabria region.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the local drainage network, which ultimately flows into the Ionian Sea. Being within 10 km of the coast, the discharge is considered coastal.
The plant provides advanced treatment, which includes nutrient removal and disinfection, exceeding the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive's secondary treatment requirement for small agglomerations.
As an Italian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), transposed into Italian law. For small agglomerations (under 2,000 people), the directive requires appropriate treatment, but TIRIOLO_TELECOM's advanced treatment goes beyond minimum standards.
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