Ambiente: Italia in giudizio per insufficiente trattamento delle acque reflue urbane

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Ambiente: Italia in giudizio per insufficiente trattamento delle acque reflue urbane
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Data documento: 21-06-2012

1	Environment: Italy in Court over urban waste water treatment failings	Ambiente: Italia in giudizio per insufficiente trattamento delle acque reflue urbane
2	The European Commission is taking Italy to court for its failure to ensure that waste water from agglomerations with more than 10,000 inhabitants that discharge into sensitive areas is properly treated.	La Commissione europea ha deciso di ricorrere contro l’Italia dinnanzi alla Corte di giustizia per non aver garantito che le acque reflue provenienti da agglomerati con più di 10 000 abitanti siano adeguatamente trattate prima di essere scaricate in aree sensibili.
3	The lack of adequate collection and treatment systems, required by EU legislation since 1998, poses risks to human health and to inland waters and the marine environment.	La mancanza di idonei sistemi di raccolta e trattamento, previsti dalla legislazione dell'UE già dal 1998, comporta rischi per la salute umana, le acque interne e l'ambiente marino.
4	Despite good progress since a reasoned opinion on this matter in 2011, the significant shortcomings that remain have led the Commission, on the recommendation of Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik, to refer the case to the EU Court of Justice.	Nonostante i buoni progressi compiuti dopo il parere motivato in materia del 2011, la gravità delle persistenti lacune ha indotto la Commissione, su raccomandazione del commissario per l'ambiente Janez Potočnik, ad adire la Corte di giustizia dell'UE.
5	Under EU legislation on urban waste water treatment , agglomerations of more than 10,000 inhabitants are required to have systems for collecting and treating their waste water in place by 1998.	Secondo quanto previsto dalla normativa UE in materia di trattamento delle acque reflue urbane, gli agglomerati con oltre 10 000 abitanti dovevano dotarsi di sistemi per la raccolta e il trattamento delle acque reflue entro il 1998.
6	Member States must also ensure that water entering collection systems undergoes a "secondary" treatment to remove pollutants before they are discharged into sea or freshwater.	Gli Stati membri sono tenuti inoltre a garantire che le acque che entrano nei sistemi di raccolta subiscano un trattamento "secondario" volto a rimuovere le sostanze inquinanti prima che siano scaricate in mare o in acqua dolce.
7	Treatment plants must in addition be able to cope with seasonal variations in the load of waste water.	Gli impianti di trattamento devono inoltre essere in grado di far fronte alle variazioni stagionali di carico delle acque reflue.
8	Italy has lagged behind in implementing the legislation.	L’Italia è in ritardo nell'applicazione della legislazione.
9	In 2011 the Commission sent a reasoned opinion as over 143 towns across the country were still not connected to a suitable sewage system and/or lacked secondary treatment facilities or had insufficient capacity.	Nel 2011 la Commissione ha inviato un parere motivato poiché oltre 143 città in tutto il paese non erano ancora collegate a un idoneo sistema fognario e/o non disponevano di impianti di trattamento secondario o questi ultimi avevano capacità insufficiente.
10	While considerable progress has been made, 14 years after the original deadline expired at least 50 agglomerations still present shortcomings, and more work is needed to ensure that urban centres that are not yet compliant achieve the standards required to protect citizens and the environment.	Anche se sono stati compiuti progressi considerevoli, 14 anni dopo la scadenza del termine iniziale almeno 50 agglomerati presentano ancora lacune e sono necessari ulteriori lavori affinché i centri urbani non ancora conformi raggiungano gli standard previsti a tutela dei cittadini e dell'ambiente.
11	The Commission has therefore decided to refer the case to the EU Court of Justice.	Pertanto la Commissione ha deciso di adire la Corte di giustizia dell'UE.
12	This is Italy's second court referral for urban waste water treatment.	E’ il secondo procedimento dinanzi alla Corte nei confronti dell’Italia per il trattamento delle acque reflue urbane.
13	In a separate case in May 2010 concerning larger towns (over 15.000 inhabitants) discharging into non-sensitive areas, which should have complied with the urban waste water treatment legislation by 2000, Italy has already been referred to the EU Court of Justice (see IP/10/528 ).	Nel maggio 2010, in un altro caso concernente città più grandi (oltre 15 000 abitanti) che scaricano in aree non sensibili e che avrebbero dovuto conformarsi alla legislazione sul trattamento delle acque reflue urbane entro il 2000, è stato proposto ricorso contro l’Italia dinanzi alla Corte di giustizia europea (cfr. IP/10/528 ).
14	In addition, investigations are currently ongoing to assess the situation in smaller agglomerations, for which the deadline to comply was 2005.	Inoltre, sono attualmente in corso indagini per valutare la situazione negli agglomerati di dimensioni inferiori, per i quali il termine per conformarsi scadeva nel 2005.
15	Urban waste water treatment	Trattamento delle acque reflue urbane
16	The Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive requires Member States to ensure that agglomerations (towns, cities, settlements) properly collect and treat their urban waste water.	Secondo quanto previsto dalla direttiva sul trattamento delle acque reflue urbane, gli Stati membri sono tenuti ad assicurarsi che gli agglomerati (città, centri urbani, insediamenti) raccolgano e trattino in modo adeguato le proprie acque reflue urbane.
17	Untreated waste water can be contaminated with harmful bacteria and viruses and thus presents a risk to public health.	Le acque reflue non trattate possono essere contaminate da batteri e virus nocivi e rappresentano pertanto un rischio per la salute pubblica.
18	It also contains nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorous which can damage freshwaters and the marine environment by promoting excessive growth of algae that chokes other life, a process known as eutrophication.	Esse contengono tra l’altro nutrienti come l’azoto e il fosforo che possono danneggiare le acque dolci e l’ambiente marino favorendo la crescita eccessiva di alghe che soffocano le altre forme di vita, processo conosciuto come eutrofizzazione.

Environment: Italy in Court over urban waste water treatment failings

The European Commission is taking Italy to court for its failure to ensure that waste water from agglomerations with more than 10,000 inhabitants that discharge into sensitive areas is properly treated.

The lack of adequate collection and treatment systems, required by EU legislation since 1998, poses risks to human health and to inland waters and the marine environment.

Despite good progress since a reasoned opinion on this matter in 2011, the significant shortcomings that remain have led the Commission, on the recommendation of Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik, to refer the case to the EU Court of Justice.

Under EU legislation on urban waste water treatment , agglomerations of more than 10,000 inhabitants are required to have systems for collecting and treating their waste water in place by 1998.

Member States must also ensure that water entering collection systems undergoes a "secondary" treatment to remove pollutants before they are discharged into sea or freshwater.

Treatment plants must in addition be able to cope with seasonal variations in the load of waste water.

Italy has lagged behind in implementing the legislation.

In 2011 the Commission sent a reasoned opinion as over 143 towns across the country were still not connected to a suitable sewage system and/or lacked secondary treatment facilities or had insufficient capacity.

While considerable progress has been made, 14 years after the original deadline expired at least 50 agglomerations still present shortcomings, and more work is needed to ensure that urban centres that are not yet compliant achieve the standards required to protect citizens and the environment.

The Commission has therefore decided to refer the case to the EU Court of Justice.

This is Italy's second court referral for urban waste water treatment.

In a separate case in May 2010 concerning larger towns (over 15.000 inhabitants) discharging into non-sensitive areas, which should have complied with the urban waste water treatment legislation by 2000, Italy has already been referred to the EU Court of Justice (see IP/10/528 ).

In addition, investigations are currently ongoing to assess the situation in smaller agglomerations, for which the deadline to comply was 2005.

Urban waste water treatment

The Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive requires Member States to ensure that agglomerations (towns, cities, settlements) properly collect and treat their urban waste water.

Untreated waste water can be contaminated with harmful bacteria and viruses and thus presents a risk to public health.

It also contains nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorous which can damage freshwaters and the marine environment by promoting excessive growth of algae that chokes other life, a process known as eutrophication.

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