TheSassuolo RegionismorethanfamousinItalyandabroadforitsproductionofceramictiles.Hundredsoffactoriesof variableimportanceandsizeareconcentratedthereinanareaofafew squarekilometers. Waterisfundamentalimportanceinthemanufactureofceramics,inthepreparationofmix,inthedefinitionoftheglazecolorsandIallphasesoftheprocess.
RawwatersourceisSecchiaRiver,whichhashighturbiditylevels.
Plantdesignedfortherequirementofceramicindustriesanddrinkingwaterforthepopulation.TheplanthasbeenoperatingbyAGAC,thelocalGasandWaterConsortium.
Whentheplantstartsoperationin1986,itwasthelargestpressurizeddirectfiltrationsystemsinoperationinEurope.
