Overview
Torre Santa Susanna wastewater treatment plant serves 12,400 people in Puglia, Italy. The facility operates under EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive standards for medium agglomerations.
The Torre Santa Susanna wastewater treatment plant is located in the Puglia region of southern Italy, serving the town of Torre Santa Susanna and surrounding areas. With a population equivalent of 12,400, it falls under the EU classification of a medium agglomeration, requiring secondary treatment as a minimum under the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). As a plant serving a medium-sized community in Italy, it is expected to comply with national regulations transposing the EU directive, which mandates secondary biological treatment for agglomerations between 2,000 and 15,000 population equivalent. The plant's designed capacity is 1.00 (likely in thousands of cubic meters per day or similar unit), indicating a scale appropriate for its service population. The plant discharges treated effluent into local watercourses that drain toward the Adriatic Sea, approximately 50 km from the coast. The surrounding area is agricultural, with olive groves and vineyards, and the plant plays a key role in protecting local groundwater and surface water quality in the Salento peninsula.
Environmental context
The plant's treated effluent flows into small streams that eventually reach the Adriatic Sea, a semi-enclosed basin with limited water exchange. The region's karst geology makes groundwater particularly vulnerable to contamination, so proper treatment is essential to protect both surface water and the underlying aquifer, which supports local agriculture and drinking water supplies.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Torre Santa Susanna, in the province of Brindisi, Puglia region, southern Italy. Its address is SP68, Torre Santa Susanna, Brindisi, Puglia, 72028.
The plant serves a population equivalent of 12,400 people, classifying it as a medium agglomeration under EU standards.
Treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain toward the Adriatic Sea, approximately 50 km from the plant. The discharge supports the ecological health of the receiving waters.
As an Italian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. National regulations in Italy transpose the directive.
For medium agglomerations (2,000-15,000 PE), the EU UWWTD mandates at least secondary biological treatment. In Italy, this typically involves activated sludge or similar processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge.
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