Overview
Vitulano Impianto del Centro is a secondary treatment plant serving 2,600 people in Vitulano, Campania, Italy. It discharges approximately 515 m³/day of treated wastewater.
Vitulano Impianto del Centro is a wastewater treatment facility located in Vitulano, a town in the Campania region of southern Italy. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,600 residents and has a designed capacity of 3,200 m³/day, with an average discharge volume of 514.71 m³/day. As a secondary treatment plant, it provides biological treatment to remove organic matter and suspended solids. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), plants serving agglomerations between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalent are required to have secondary treatment, which this facility meets. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that flow through the Calore Irpino river basin, eventually reaching the Tyrrhenian Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local watershed from untreated sewage, supporting water quality in the region's rivers and downstream coastal environments.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Calore Irpino river system, which flows through the Benevento province and eventually joins the Volturno River before reaching the Tyrrhenian Sea. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is used for irrigation and recreation. The secondary treatment provided helps reduce nutrient and organic pollution, protecting downstream ecosystems and coastal waters.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Vitulano, in the province of Benevento, Campania, Italy, near the Santuario - Capo Vitulano area.
The plant serves approximately 2,600 residents of Vitulano and surrounding areas.
The treated wastewater is discharged into local watercourses that are part of the Calore Irpino river basin, which flows into the Volturno River and eventually the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting the requirements of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
The plant operates under Italy's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalent. The plant's secondary treatment level complies with these requirements.
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