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WWTP SELAYA

Selaya · official identifier ES6390820004010E

3,500h-e design capacity (2022) · 1736th of 2,166 (tied with 23 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES6390820004010E · reported size 3,500 h-e design capacity · received load 2,051 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2022. 1736th of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain (tied with 23 others); < 0.01 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 1.1 km · 1 within 10 km. Reported data with their source; estimates are not measurements of the plant.

Aguas SB does not manage this wastewater treatment plant.

WHAT THE DATA REPORT

Reported data official data · 2022

3,500h-e design capacity
2,051h-e received load (2022)
59 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
1736th of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 23 others) · < 0.01 % of the sum of those records (sum of records, not national capacity) · the largest plants in the country · how it is calculated
Treatmentprimary + secondary (as reported to the EEA: PS) · reported levels
Nitrogen removalnot reported
Phosphorus removalnot reported
UV disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates43.2218, -3.8111 reported precision: reliable (<=11 m) what it means
Source and yearEuropean Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · dataset record

REGULATORY REFERENCES

Referencia normativa: Spain

Regulatory framework of Spain · Directive (EU) 2024/3019: reported-capacity band 1,000 to 9,999 p.e.; obligations are set by agglomeration load, not by the capacity of this plant. Individual applicability is not determined in this profile.

LOCATION

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistanceCapacity (h-e)Load 2022Treatment
Villacarriedo1.1 km850607primary and secondary
La Cavada17.5 km1,200903primary and secondary
Arenas de Iguña19.8 km20,0001,559primary, secondary and tertiary
Quijano22.1 km37,94120,122primary, secondary and tertiary
Suesa25.4 km88,64622,156primary, secondary and tertiary

Distances are between reported coordinates; proximity does not establish a hydraulic connection.

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP SELAYA report?

Reported size: 3,500 h-e design capacity. Received load: 2,051 h-e. Units are retained without conversion.

What treatment is reported?

Treatment PS. Nitrogen, phosphorus and UV are shown only when explicitly reported.

SOURCE AND CORRECTIONS

Source

reported data · European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · data 2022 · edition 2023 · source licence: CC BY 4.0 · JSON for this plant · suggest a correction · catalogue 2026-11-06. Reported data, not a current inspection; no compliance judgements.