VALDASTICO_LOC_RIOTEVERE Wastewater Treatment Plant, Pedescala, Veneto

VALDASTICO_LOC_RIOTEVERE was a wastewater treatment plant located in Pedescala, a frazione of Valdastico in the Veneto region of Italy. The plant provided secondary treatment for the local community before its closure. Its location in the Astico Valley placed it within a mountainous, rural setting typical of the Vicenza province. As a secondary treatment facility, the plant would have met the requirements of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of its scale. The directive mandates secondary treatment for inland areas, ensuring organic matter and suspended solids are reduced. The plant's closure suggests that wastewater management has been consolidated or upgraded elsewhere in the region. The plant discharged into the local watershed, likely the Astico stream, which flows into the Bacchiglione River and eventually reaches the Adriatic Sea near Venice. The surrounding environment includes the Lessini Mountains and supports diverse aquatic life. The closure may have reduced local discharge impacts, but the area remains ecologically sensitive due to its proximity to the Po River basin.

The plant served the Astico Valley, a tributary of the Bacchiglione River, which drains into the Venetian Lagoon and the Adriatic Sea. The watershed supports diverse aquatic ecosystems, including fish species such as trout and grayling. The region is part of the Po River basin, a major agricultural and industrial area, making water quality management important for downstream environments.