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WWTP ORGIVA

Órgiva · official identifier ES1181470010010E

6,500h-e design capacity (2022) · 1269th of 2,166 (tied with 13 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES1181470010010E · reported size 6,500 h-e design capacity · received load 6,500 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 1269th of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain (tied with 13 others); < 0.01 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 17.0 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

6,500h-e design capacity
6,500h-e received load (2022)
100 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
1269th of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 13 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 + tertiary (more stringent) (as reported to the EEA: PST) · reported levels
Nitrogen removalnot reported
Phosphorus removalnot reported
UV disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates36.8819, -3.4227 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 1,000 to 9,999 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
Castell de Ferro - Gualchos17.0 km10,0005,831primary and secondary
Calahonda-Carchuna19.3 km21,0007,055primary and secondary
Motril-Salobreña19.5 km181,500109,734primary and secondary
Albuñol-la Rabita-Pozuelo22.1 km14,6458,179primary and secondary
Padul23.1 km14,00010,757primary 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 ORGIVA report?

Reported size: 6,500 h-e design capacity. Received load: 6,500 h-e. Units are retained without conversion.

What treatment is reported?

Treatment PST. 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.