WWTP MONTCADA

Montcada i Reixac · official identifier ES9081250002010E

423,500h-e design capacity (2022) · 46th of 2,166

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES9081250002010E · reported size 423,500 h-e design capacity · received load 256,635 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2022. 46th of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain; 0.42 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 3.5 km · 6 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

423,500h-e design capacity

256,635h-e received load (2022)

61 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)

46th of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory · 0.42 % of the sum of those records (sum of records, not national capacity) · the largest plants in the country · how it is calculated

Treatment	primary + secondary (as reported to the EEA: PS) · reported levels
Nitrogen removal	not reported
Phosphorus removal	yes
UV disinfection	not reported
Status	active
Reported coordinates	41.4750, 2.1921 reported precision: reliable (<=11 m) what it means
Source and year	European 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 150,000 p.e. or more; 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

Plant	Distance	Capacity (h-e)	Load 2022	Treatment
La Llagosta	3.5 km	358,333	180,158	primary, secondary and tertiary
Besos	7.5 km	2,843,750	2,278,009	primary and secondary
Sabadell-Riu Ripoll	8.2 km	220,000	74,068	primary, secondary and tertiary
Montornes del Valles	8.3 km	300,000	124,511	primary, secondary and tertiary
Sabadell-Riu Sec	8.8 km	296,333	152,015	primary, 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 MONTCADA report?

Reported size: 423,500 h-e design capacity. Received load: 256,635 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.