Torrente Mercatello

28.1°C Water temp · Jul 23

Italy Coastal 1 - Excellent 28.1°C

Satellite image of TORRENTE MERCATELLO — Satellite image © Esri

Torrente Mercatello is a sandy bathing water area in the municipality of Salerno, in the Campania region. The beach is intensely urbanized with breakwater cliffs protecting the coast. The area has been classified as Excellent for water quality across the years 2020–2023. The bathing water is monitored regularly by regional and local health authorities.

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Water

Torrente Mercatello is a stream-type bathing water with a sandy beach adjacent to an intensely urbanized coastal area protected by breakwater cliffs.

Location

Torrente Mercatello is located in Salerno, Campania region. The monitoring point is at coordinates 40.666409° N, 14.786841° E.

Water Quality

Water quality classification is Excellent based on monitoring results from 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Identified pollution sources include: a consortium wastewater treatment plant in the industrial zone treating urban wastewater discharged into the Picentino River; emergency overflow events from the entire sewerage system along the coastal stretch with discharge into Torrente Mercatello and Picentino River during heavy rainfall; overflow discharge from the Mercatello S5 lifting station serving the treatment plant, which discharges via a canal almost directly at the monitoring station location.

Risks

Emergency sewer overflows occur along the coastal stretch during heavy rainfall. Overflow discharge from the Mercatello S5 lifting station may activate during malfunction events.