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WWTP ALHAMA DE ALMERIA

Alhama de Almería · official identifier ES1040110001010E

14,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 785th of 2,166 (tied with 9 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES1040110001010E · reported size 14,000 h-e design capacity · received load 13,581 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2022. 785th of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain (tied with 9 others); 0.01 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 13.9 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

14,000h-e design capacity
13,581h-e received load (2022)
97 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
785th of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 9 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 coordinates36.9784, -2.5785 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
Canjayar13.9 km2,8422,991primary and secondary
Tabernas17.3 km4,1004,100primary and secondary
Roquetas21.9 km194,40082,909primary and secondary
El Bobar22.0 km315,000276,872primary and secondary
Abla25.7 km2,6802,237primary 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 ALHAMA DE ALMERIA report?

Reported size: 14,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 13,581 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.