Rialaccio

Italy Lake 2 - Good

Rialaccio is a bathing area on Lake Orta located in Pella, Piedmont region. The beach features a pebbly surface preceded by grassy terrain and spans 92 metres in width. It is classified as a free public beach with good water quality based on routine monitoring data from 2021–2024. The bathing water is characterized by medium-high pressure from nearby sewage treatment and lifting facilities.

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Water

Lake Orta. The bathing area covers 0.092 square kilometres.

Location

Pella, Novara province, Piedmont region, Italy. Situated on Lake Orta at 306 metres above sea level. Contact: Comune di Pella, Via Giuseppe Verdi 1, telephone 0322 918019.

Facilities

Free public beach. Specific facilities list not provided.

Water Quality

Water quality classification: GOOD. Based on 18 routine samples from 2021–2024. Escherichia coli 90th percentile: 242.5 MPN/100 ml; 95th percentile: 467.6 MPN/100 ml. Enterococci 90th percentile: 170.8 MPN/100 ml; 95th percentile: 278.3 MPN/100 ml. A sewage treatment plant is located approximately 500 metres away, with a lifting station approximately 200 metres away.

Risks

Intense rainfall may trigger overflow mechanisms. Accidental failures of lifting stations may discharge untreated effluent into the lake. Possible pollution source: inadequate management of the sewerage network. No cyanobacterial or macroalgal proliferation has been detected in the past four years.