WWTP PALAMOS

Palamós · official identifier ES9171100007010E

165,450h-e design capacity (2022) · 130th of 2,166

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES9171100007010E · reported size 165,450 h-e design capacity · received load 69,844 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 130th of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain; 0.16 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 9.6 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

165,450h-e design capacity

69,844h-e received load (2022)

42 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)

130th of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory · 0.16 % 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 + tertiary (more stringent) (as reported to the EEA: PST) · reported levels
Nitrogen removal	not reported
Phosphorus removal	not reported
UV disinfection	not reported
Status	active
Reported coordinates	41.8791, 3.1473 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
Begur	9.6 km	7,300	1,779	primary and secondary
Castell-Platja D'Aro	12.4 km	175,000	37,208	primary, secondary and tertiary
Peratallada	12.5 km	2,667	300	primary, secondary and tertiary
Pals	12.8 km	27,000	3,426	primary, secondary and tertiary
La Bisbal D'Emporda	14.3 km	18,813	17,108	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 PALAMOS report?

Reported size: 165,450 h-e design capacity. Received load: 69,844 h-e. Units are retained without conversion.

What treatment is reported?

Treatment PST. 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.