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WWTP DP01307501_Como
Italy · official identifier IT03160128000408
196,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 81st of 3,726
European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier IT03160128000408 · reported size 196,000 h-e design capacity · received load 170,272 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 81st of 3,726 records with reported size in the inventory of Italy; 0.19 % of the sum of those 3,726 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 6.3 km · 4 within 10 km. Reported data with their source; estimates are not measurements of the plant.
Aguas SB does not manage this wastewater treatment plant.
WHAT THE DATA REPORT
Reported data official data · 2022
| Treatment | primary + secondary + tertiary (more stringent) (as reported to the EEA: PST) · reported levels |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen removal | yes |
| Phosphorus removal | yes |
| UV disinfection | yes |
| Status | active |
| Reported coordinates | 45.8061, 9.0783 precision reported by the source: level 2 what it means |
| Source and year | European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · dataset record |
FUENTES PÚBLICAS
What public sources report
Documented milestones
- 2011-11-10 · The planning file records a November 2011 proposal to relocate the Como wastewater treatment plant to the former railway site in an underground configuration. Municipality of Como
Other published data
| Mean annual volume treated reported in the 2022 cycle | 11,984,729 m³/year (2022) · source |
|---|
Facts taken from public documents, with their date and link; an authorisation, a project or a planned capacity do not prove operation or quantities actually treated. Aguas SB editorial layer, lot L04; it does not change the official data.
REGULATORY REFERENCES
Referencia normativa: Italy
Regulatory framework of Italy · Directive (EU) 2024/3019: reported-capacity band 150,000 p.e. or more; obligations are set by agglomeration load, not by the capacity of this plant. Individual applicability is not determined in this profile.
SCENARIO
Reference energy scenario for this load estimate · simulator engine
what this estimate is · Inputs: 170,272 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 117,486 p.e. with the reference profile of Italy (hypothesis with reported load and reference profile; not a measurement). Open this scenario in the simulator · how it is calculated and what it is not.
Reference scenario computed on the server from the reported load and the country profile; an estimate, not a measurement. The simulator recomputes it when opened.
WATER THAT COULD RETURN
Reuse potential
what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (34,054 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.
NEARBY PLANTS
Nearby wastewater treatment plants
| Plant | Distance | Capacity (h-e) | Load 2022 | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dp01310201_fino_mornasco_alto_seveso | 6.3 km | 140,000 | 75,300 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Dp01319901_ronago | 7.0 km | 22,500 | 16,500 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Dp01310202_fino_mornasco_livescia | 8.1 km | 43,300 | 24,000 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Dp01303401_bulgarograsso | 8.6 km | 96,520 | 88,000 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Dp01303801_cagno | 11.9 km | 8,000 | 7,500 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
Distances are between reported coordinates; proximity does not establish a hydraulic connection.
QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions about this plant
What capacity does WWTP DP01307501_Como report?
Reported size: 196,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 170,272 h-e. Units are retained without conversion.
What treatment is reported?
Treatment PST. Nitrogen, phosphorus and UV are shown only when explicitly reported.
How much energy would a reference plant use with the load of DP01307501_Como?
Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 170,272 p.e. of reported load: 4,409,475 kWh per year (37.5 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 50 % of consumption. Estimate with the country reference profile; not a measurement of the plant.
SOURCE AND CORRECTIONS
Source
reported data · European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · data 2022 · edition 2023 · source licence: CC BY 4.0 · JSON for this plant · suggest a correction · catalogue 2026-11-06. Reported data, not a current inspection; no compliance judgements.