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WWTP FERROL-NARON

Ferrol · official identifier ES12150360001010E

270,262h-e design capacity (2022) · 80th of 2,166

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES12150360001010E · reported size 270,262 h-e design capacity · received load 178,139 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 80th of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain; 0.27 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 4.7 km · 1 within 10 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

270,262h-e design capacity
178,139h-e received load (2022)
66 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
80th of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory · 0.27 % 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 disinfectionyes
Statusactive
Reported coordinates43.4627, -8.3414 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
Ares-Mugardos-Fene4.7 km43,00029,318primary, secondary and tertiary
Sada13.3 km20,00021,720primary, secondary and tertiary
Oleiros13.6 km6,0002,268primary, secondary and tertiary
Cabanas-Pontedeume13.6 km15,00014,507primary, secondary and tertiary
Bens (A Coruña)14.1 km670,000581,344primary, 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 FERROL-NARON report?

Reported size: 270,262 h-e design capacity. Received load: 178,139 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.