WWTP BESOS

Sant Adrià de Besòs · official identifier ES9081940001010E

2,843,750h-e design capacity (2022) · 2nd of 2,166

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES9081940001010E · reported size 2,843,750 h-e design capacity · received load 2,278,009 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2022. 2nd of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain; 2.8 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 7.5 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

2,843,750h-e design capacity

2,278,009h-e received load (2022)

80 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)

2nd of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory · 2.8 % 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	not reported
UV disinfection	not reported
Status	active
Reported coordinates	41.4119, 2.2250 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
Montcada	7.5 km	423,500	256,635	primary and secondary
La Llagosta	10.6 km	358,333	180,158	primary, secondary and tertiary
Vallvidrera	11.4 km	5,500	3,960	primary, secondary and tertiary
Teia-Maresme Sud	12.5 km	131,250	67,148	primary and secondary
El Prat de Llobregat	13.8 km	2,275,000	1,410,047	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 BESOS report?

Reported size: 2,843,750 h-e design capacity. Received load: 2,278,009 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.