WWTP ORIHUELA - HURCHILLO

Orihuela · official identifier ES10030990014000E

5,333h-e design capacity (2022) · 1417th of 2,166

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES10030990014000E · reported size 5,333 h-e design capacity · received load 1,422 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 1417th of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain; < 0.01 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 2.3 km · 10 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

5,333h-e design capacity

1,422h-e received load (2022)

27 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)

1417th of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory · < 0.01 % 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	yes
Phosphorus removal	not reported
UV disinfection	not reported
Status	active
Reported coordinates	38.0648, -0.9222 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 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

Comunitat Valenciana: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

Plant	Distance	Capacity (h-e)	Load 2022	Treatment
Orihuela	2.3 km	70,833	52,898	primary and secondary
Orihuela - Rincon de Bonanza	4.3 km	11,623	11,194	primary, secondary and tertiary
Jacarilla - Bigastro	4.5 km	18,000	15,441	primary, secondary and tertiary
Orihuela - San Bartolome	6.6 km	4,083	1,875	primary, secondary and tertiary
Beniel	6.6 km	54,166	14,172	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 ORIHUELA - HURCHILLO report?

Reported size: 5,333 h-e design capacity. Received load: 1,422 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.