WWTP SANTA POLA

Santa Pola · official identifier ES10031210001060E

160,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 133rd of 2,166 (tied with 1 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES10031210001060E · reported size 160,000 h-e design capacity · received load 293,571 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 133rd of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain (tied with 1 others); 0.16 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 5.1 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

160,000h-e design capacity

293,571h-e received load (2022)

183 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)

133rd of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 1 others) · 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	yes
Phosphorus removal	yes
UV disinfection	yes
Status	active
Reported coordinates	38.2191, -0.5621 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

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
Elx - Arenales	5.1 km	77,770	42,444	primary, secondary and tertiary
Elx - Carrizales	11.0 km	23,333	5,897	primary, secondary and tertiary
Elx - Algoros	12.7 km	420,000	232,509	primary, secondary and tertiary
Rincon de Leon	13.3 km	562,500	394,055	primary, secondary and tertiary
San Fulgencio - Daya	15.6 km	26,250	33,657	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 SANTA POLA report?

Reported size: 160,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 293,571 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.