WWTP HIGUERA DE LA SIERRA

Higuera de la Sierra · official identifier ES1210380001010E

2,625h-e design capacity (2022) · 1948th of 2,166 (tied with 1 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES1210380001010E · reported size 2,625 h-e design capacity · received load 2,398 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2022. 1948th of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain (tied with 1 others); < 0.01 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 11.6 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

2,625h-e design capacity

2,398h-e received load (2022)

91 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)

1948th of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 1 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	37.8238, -6.4450 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 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

Plant	Distance	Capacity (h-e)	Load 2022	Treatment
Aracena Nueva	11.6 km	12,000	10,341	primary and secondary
Nerva-Rio Tinto-el Campillo	16.7 km	17,313	17,313	primary and secondary
Santa Olalla del Cala	21.5 km	3,197	3,197	primary and secondary
Zalamea la Real	25.6 km	4,600	3,210	primary and secondary
Galaroza	26.3 km	2,625	2,625	primary 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 HIGUERA DE LA SIERRA report?

Reported size: 2,625 h-e design capacity. Received load: 2,398 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.