WWTP VELEZ RUBIO

Vélez-Rubio · official identifier ES1040990001010E

10,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 951st of 2,166 (tied with 52 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES1040990001010E · reported size 10,000 h-e design capacity · received load 9,294 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2022. 951st of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain (tied with 52 others); < 0.01 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 13.1 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

10,000h-e design capacity

9,294h-e received load (2022)

93 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)

951st of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 52 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

Treatment	primary + secondary (as reported to the EEA: PS) · reported levels
Nitrogen removal	not reported
Phosphorus removal	not reported
UV disinfection	not reported
Status	active
Reported coordinates	37.6485, -2.0408 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 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

Andalucía: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

Plant	Distance	Capacity (h-e)	Load 2022	Treatment
Maria	13.1 km	2,300	2,252	primary and secondary
Puerto-Lumbreras	26.9 km	50,000	13,073	primary, secondary and tertiary
Rio Turrilla	28.9 km	9,750	3,378	primary, secondary and tertiary
Albox Nueva	31.0 km	11,000	5,500	primary and secondary
Huercal Overa	31.7 km	23,155	23,155	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 VELEZ RUBIO report?

Reported size: 10,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 9,294 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.