Editing Rimini (section)

== Utilities ==
[[Hera Group|HERA Group]] ({{Lang|it|Gruppo HERA}}), a [[multi-utility]] company based in [[Bologna]], is responsible for the [[province of Rimini]]'s gas, water, energy, and [[waste management]].

Rimini has three ecological stations ({{Lang|it|stazioni ecologiche}}) for [[waste sorting]]: Rimini Viserba, between the coastline and [[Italia in Miniatura]]; Rimini Via Nataloni, west of the city centre; and Rimini Via Macanno, south of Le Befane shopping centre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stazioni Ecologiche |trans-title=Ecological Stations |url=https://www.ilrifiutologo.it/casa_stazioni_ecologiche/3299.html |access-date=4 January 2024 |website=ilrifiutologo.it |language=it-IT}}</ref>

Rimini is served by the [[sewage treatment|wastewater treatment plant]] of Rimini-Santa Giustina, which serves eleven municipalities and the [[San Marino|Republic of San Marino]]. The plant has a water flow rate of {{Convert|23,281,000|m3|cuft|abbr=off}}, and capable of treating the equivalent of 560,000 inhabitants in the summer and 370,000 inhabitants the winter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I nostri impianti |trans-title=Our plants |url=https://www.gruppohera.it/gruppo/attivita/acqua/i-nostri-impianti |access-date=4 January 2024 |website=[[Hera Group|Gruppo HERA]] |language=it-IT}}</ref> The purification plant was inaugurated on 31 May 1972,<ref name="Zaghini-2019" /> and doubled in capacity between 2013 and 2015,<ref name="HERA-2024">{{Cite web |title=PSBO: Il gigante buono che protegge il mare di Rimini |trans-title=PSBO: The gentle giant who protects Rimini's sea |url=https://www.gruppohera.it/-/psbo-il-gigante-buono-che-protegge-il-mare-di-rimini |access-date=4 January 2024 |website=[[Hera Group|Gruppo HERA]] |language=it-IT}}</ref> to become Europe's largest purifier.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 June 2015 |title=Un depuratore hi-tech a difesa del mare di Rimini |trans-title=A high-tech purifier to defend Rimini's sea |url=https://www.gruppohera.it/-/un-depuratore-hi-tech-a-difesa-del-mare-di-rimini |access-date=4 January 2024 |website=[[Hera Group|Gruppo HERA]] |language=it-IT}}</ref>

In 2013, the municipal government, HERA, and Romagna Acque instituted an eleven-year, 154-million-euro Optimised Bathing Protection Plan ({{Lang|it|Piano di Salvaguardia della Balneazione Ottimizzato}}). The plan sought to reduce [[sewage]] discharges into the sea after rainfall or thunderstorms, which would lead to temporary bathing bans along Rimini's coastline, hurting its tourist economy. A [[Rainwater harvesting|rainwater collection]] tank, with a {{Convert|14,000|m3|cuft|abbr=off|adj=on}} capacity, and a lamination tank, with a {{Convert|25,000|m3|cuft|abbr=off|adj=on}} capacity, was installed under Piazzale Kennedy. As part of the plan, Rimini's [[Sewerage|sewage system]] was remodelled between 2014 and 2020.<ref name="HERA-2024" />