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WWTP Tortora - Falconara
Italy · official identifier IT18Q90000002872
12,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 1151st of 3,726 (tied with 58 others)
European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier IT18Q90000002872 · reported size 12,000 h-e design capacity · received load 25,140 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 1151st of 3,726 records with reported size in the inventory of Italy (tied with 58 others); 0.01 % of the sum of those 3,726 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 15.4 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 | not reported |
| Phosphorus removal | not reported |
| UV disinfection | not reported |
| Status | active |
| Reported coordinates | 39.9138, 15.4773 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 |
REGULATORY REFERENCES
Referencia normativa: Italy
Regulatory framework of Italy · Directive (EU) 2024/3019: reported-capacity band 10,000 to 149,999 p.e.; 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: 25,140 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 17,347 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 (5,028 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.
NEARBY PLANTS
Nearby wastewater treatment plants
| Plant | Distance | Capacity (h-e) | Load 2022 | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collettamento_residuo_agglomerato_san_giovanni_a_piro | 15.4 km | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| San_giovanni_a_piro_depuratore_comunale_in_s_giovanni_a_piro | 15.6 km | 2,000 | 2,000 | primary and secondary |
| San_giovanni_a_piro_depuratore_in_loc_bosco | 17.8 km | 1,000 | 1,000 | primary and secondary |
| Santa_marina_impianto_fraz_policastro | 18.0 km | 10,000 | 4,778 | primary and secondary |
| Roccagloriosa_depuratore_comunale_in_loc_tempa_di_acqua_vena | 19.1 km | 600 | 915 | primary and secondary |
Distances are between reported coordinates; proximity does not establish a hydraulic connection.
QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions about this plant
What capacity does WWTP Tortora - Falconara report?
Reported size: 12,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 25,140 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 Tortora - Falconara?
Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 25,140 p.e. of reported load: 880,263 kWh per year (50.7 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 43 % 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.