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WWTP ALBOX NUEVA

Albox · official identifier ES1040060001010E

11,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 911th of 2,166 (tied with 3 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES1040060001010E · reported size 11,000 h-e design capacity · received load 5,500 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2022. 911th of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain (tied with 3 others); 0.01 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 5.6 km · 2 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

11,000h-e design capacity
5,500h-e received load (2022)
50 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
911th of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 3 others) · 0.01 % of the sum of those records (sum of records, not national capacity) · the largest plants in the country · how it is calculated
Treatmentprimary + secondary (as reported to the EEA: PS) · reported levels
Nitrogen removalnot reported
Phosphorus removalnot reported
UV disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates37.3821, -2.1439 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
Cantoria5.6 km3,4003,456primary and secondary
Macael9.3 km50,74220,897primary and secondary
Zurgena10.6 km2,3254,105primary and secondary
Huercal Overa18.0 km23,15523,155primary, secondary and tertiary
Tijola25.0 km8,3006,261primary and secondary

Distances are between reported coordinates; proximity does not establish a hydraulic connection.

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP ALBOX NUEVA report?

Reported size: 11,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 5,500 h-e. Units are retained without conversion.

What treatment is reported?

Treatment PS. 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.