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WWTP MOTRIL-SALOBREÑA

Motril · official identifier ES1181400003010E

181,500h-e design capacity (2022) · 119th of 2,166

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES1181400003010E · reported size 181,500 h-e design capacity · received load 109,734 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2022. 119th of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain; 0.18 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 10.1 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

181,500h-e design capacity
109,734h-e received load (2022)
60 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
119th of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory · 0.18 % 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 coordinates36.7325, -3.5382 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 150,000 p.e. or more; 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
Calahonda-Carchuna10.1 km21,0007,055primary and secondary
Almuñecar12.8 km145,350124,700primary, secondary and tertiary
Castell de Ferro - Gualchos15.7 km10,0005,831primary and secondary
La Herradura18.7 km20,00010,659primary and secondary
Orgiva19.5 km6,5006,500primary, 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 MOTRIL-SALOBREÑA report?

Reported size: 181,500 h-e design capacity. Received load: 109,734 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.