TRICARICO_CHIESA_DELLE_TRINITA Wastewater Treatment Plant, Tricarico, Basilicata

TRICARICO_CHIESA_DELLE_TRINITA is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Tricarico, a town in the province of Matera, Basilicata, Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 860 residents, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for a small community in the southern Italian region. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000. With a designed capacity of 2,000 cubic meters per day, the facility is appropriately scaled for its service area. The plant operates under Italy's national implementation of the directive, which mandates secondary treatment for inland freshwater discharges. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Ionian Sea via the Basento River basin. The plant's location inland, over 50 km from the coast, reduces direct marine impact. Its operation supports the ecological health of the Basento watershed, which flows through the Basilicata region and supports agricultural and natural habitats.

The plant discharges into the Basento River basin, which flows eastward through Basilicata and empties into the Gulf of Taranto in the Ionian Sea. The Basento River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important water resource for irrigation in the region. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect downstream water quality, including the coastal marine environment of the Ionian Sea.