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WWTP BENICASSIM

Benicàssim/Benicasim · official identifier ES10120280001010E

90,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 218th of 2,166 (tied with 7 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES10120280001010E · reported size 90,000 h-e design capacity · received load 20,871 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 218th of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain (tied with 7 others); 0.09 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 7.1 km · 1 within 10 km. Reported data with their source; estimates are not measurements of the plant.

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WHAT THE DATA REPORT

Reported data official data · 2022

90,000h-e design capacity
20,871h-e received load (2022)
23 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
218th of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 7 others) · 0.09 % 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 removalnot reported
Phosphorus removalyes
UV disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates40.0401, 0.0398 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

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistanceCapacity (h-e)Load 2022Treatment
Castello de la Plana7.1 km199,500333,844primary, secondary and tertiary
Vilafames - Pol. Industrial11.4 km1,4031,645primary, secondary and tertiary
Oropesa del Mar11.9 km113,75073,131primary, secondary and tertiary
Cabanes12.7 km8,3331,872primary, secondary and tertiary
Vall D'Alba13.0 km5,0001,566primary, 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 BENICASSIM report?

Reported size: 90,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 20,871 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.