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WWTP PUIGCERDA

Puigcerdà · official identifier ES9171410002010E

29,742h-e design capacity (2022) · 483rd of 2,166

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES9171410002010E · reported size 29,742 h-e design capacity · received load 15,155 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 483rd of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain; 0.03 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 15.1 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

29,742h-e design capacity
15,155h-e received load (2022)
51 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
483rd of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory · 0.03 % of the sum of those records (sum of records, not national capacity) · the largest plants in the country · how it is calculated
Treatmentprimary + secondary + tertiary (more stringent) (as reported to the EEA: PST) · reported levels
Nitrogen removalyes
Phosphorus removalyes
UV disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates42.4281, 1.9383 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 10,000 to 149,999 p.e.; obligations are set by agglomeration load, not by the capacity of this plant. Individual applicability is not determined in this profile.

LOCATION

Cataluña: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistanceCapacity (h-e)Load 2022Treatment
Bellver de Cerdanya15.1 km5,0091,686primary and secondary
La Pobla de Lillet20.5 km3,5001,336primary, secondary and tertiary
Baga/Guardiola de Bergueda22.7 km10,0001,649primary and secondary
Ribes de Freser23.7 km5,7291,348primary and secondary
Cercs31.4 km2,500428primary, 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 PUIGCERDA report?

Reported size: 29,742 h-e design capacity. Received load: 15,155 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.