VALLE DI CADORE ZO CORTE RUALAN Wastewater Treatment Plant, Valle di Cadore, Italy

VALLE_DI_CADORE_ZO_CORTE_RUALAN is a former wastewater treatment plant located in Valle di Cadore, in the Veneto region of northeastern Italy. The plant provided secondary treatment for the local population before its closure. Situated in the Dolomites, the facility was part of the municipal infrastructure for this alpine town. The plant operated under Italy's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for discharges into freshwater bodies. As a secondary treatment plant, it would have removed organic matter and suspended solids. The plant is now closed, and wastewater management in the area may be handled by other facilities or alternative systems. The plant's receiving waters likely drain into the Piave River basin, which flows south to the Adriatic Sea. The Piave River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important water resource for the Veneto region. The closure of this plant may affect local water quality management in this ecologically sensitive alpine area.

The plant's treated effluent would have discharged into a tributary of the Piave River, which flows through the Dolomites and into the Adriatic Sea near Venice. The Piave basin supports diverse aquatic ecosystems, including fish species such as trout and grayling, and is a key water source for agriculture and tourism in the region.