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WWTP FOZ

Foz · official identifier ES12270190000000E

8,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 1145th of 2,166 (tied with 20 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES12270190000000E · reported size 8,000 h-e design capacity · received load 11,009 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 1145th of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain (tied with 20 others); < 0.01 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 13.8 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

8,000h-e design capacity
11,009h-e received load (2022)
138 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
1145th of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 20 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 removalyes
Phosphorus removalnot reported
UV disinfectionyes
Statusactive
Reported coordinates43.5539, -7.2619 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
Mondoñedo13.8 km5,0004,525primary and secondary
Burela13.9 km14,70012,760primary
Ribadeo17.3 km25,00010,780primary, secondary and tertiary
Figueras (Ria del Eo)18.7 km10,7678,326primary, secondary and tertiary
San Cibrao (Cervo)20.2 km8,0006,134primary 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 FOZ report?

Reported size: 8,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 11,009 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.