What is this water facility I saw in Italy?

June 26, 2017 1:05 AM

A couple weeks ago, I went to Italy and took a train that passed a few mystery facilities (street view) near Orbetello that looked a little bit like water treatment plants, but different. What were they?

A few things that caught my attention about these facilities:

• There were spinning paddle wheels in pools, which churned up the water quite a bit.
• There were maybe a couple dozen people working near the pools, which is more than I would expect from some kind of water treatment plant.
• From the train, I spotted three of these facilities in a short distance. You can see them on the map link, northbound along the railway.

Any idea what I saw?

posted by ddbeck to Travel & Transportation around Orbetello, Italy (4 answers total)

Best answer: It appears to be a fish farm from the logo on the gate.

http://www.cosasrl.com/
posted by samj at 1:19 AM on June 26, 2017 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Look like the ponds we have here in Taiwan that are used to raise fish. Also in the street there is the symbol of fish and the name Cosa on the gate.
posted by rmmcclay at 1:20 AM on June 26, 2017 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Oh, I didn't notice the gate. Mystery solved! Thank you!
posted by ddbeck at 1:26 AM on June 26, 2017

http://www.cosasrl.com/
posted by aqsakal at 1:43 AM on June 26, 2017