The Municipality of Riccione informs that, starting from Thursday 7 November and up to and including Friday 8 November 2024, the emergency measures for the containment and reduction of air pollution will be active. These measures, which include the ban on Euro 5 diesel vehicles, were introduced following projections carried out by Arpae (Regional Agency for Prevention, Environment and Energy), which indicate a possible exceeding of the daily limit values of pm10 .
The provision, adopted in accordance with the Integrated Action Plan for Regional Air Pollution (Pair) 2030, triggers an emergency control mechanism which will continue until the next verification day, Friday 8 November. To support this mechanism, Arpae will issue update bulletins every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, using an integrated evaluation system that is based not only on detection data from previous days, but also on weather and air quality forecasts to the following days, thus anticipating any overruns.
The emergency measures in force include a series of restrictions. Among these, there is an expansion of circulation restrictions for Euro 5 diesel vehicles, which will not be able to circulate from 8.30 am to 6.30 pm. Furthermore, throughout the municipal territory, the use of domestic heat generators powered by woody biomass is prohibited in real estate units equipped with alternative heating systems, if they do not at least comply with the energy and emission performance of the “4 star” class.
The provision also includes a ban on the spreading of livestock slurry throughout the municipal territory, and the regional legislation does not provide for exemptions, except for cases in which the storage limit, verified by the competent authority, has been reached. Spreading techniques that involve the immediate burial of sewage, direct injection into the ground and other technical specifications envisaged by Pair 2030 remain excluded from the ban.
Finally, it is mandatory throughout the municipality to turn off the engines of parked vehicles. The traffic limitations already established by ordinance no. also remain in force. 95 of 30 September 2024. For the well-being of the community and the protection of air quality, the Municipality of Riccione invites all citizens to scrupulously respect these measures.
