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WWTP CASTRO DEL RIO-ESPEJO

Castro del Río · official identifier ES1140190003010E

21,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 597th of 2,166 (tied with 9 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES1140190003010E · reported size 21,000 h-e design capacity · received load 20,880 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2022. 597th of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain (tied with 9 others); 0.02 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 10.5 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

21,000h-e design capacity
20,880h-e received load (2022)
99 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
597th of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 9 others) · 0.02 % 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 coordinates37.6916, -4.4804 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
Nueva Carteya10.5 km9,3209,313primary and secondary
Baena14.7 km40,00029,748primary and secondary
Montilla15.7 km33,70021,700primary and secondary
Doña Mencia17.8 km9,000not reportedprimary, secondary and tertiary
Montemayor17.8 km5,5005,500primary 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 CASTRO DEL RIO-ESPEJO report?

Reported size: 21,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 20,880 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.