WWTP PEÑON DEL CUERVO

Málaga · official identifier ES1290670005020E

288,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 73rd of 2,166

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES1290670005020E · reported size 288,000 h-e design capacity · received load 258,375 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 73rd of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain; 0.28 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 8.4 km · 1 within 10 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

288,000h-e design capacity

258,375h-e received load (2022)

90 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)

73rd of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory · 0.28 % 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 + tertiary (more stringent) (as reported to the EEA: PST) · reported levels
Nitrogen removal	not reported
Phosphorus removal	not reported
UV disinfection	yes
Status	active
Reported coordinates	36.7232, -4.3305 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 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

Plant	Distance	Capacity (h-e)	Load 2022	Treatment
Rincon de la Victoria	8.4 km	61,600	41,715	primary, secondary and tertiary
Guadalhorce	13.1 km	1,281,547	731,782	primary, secondary and tertiary
Bajo Guadalhorce	13.6 km	69,124	69,124	primary and secondary
Almachar - el Borge	14.5 km	4,000	4,000	primary, secondary and tertiary
Velez-Malaga	20.0 km	85,141	85,141	primary, 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 PEÑON DEL CUERVO report?

Reported size: 288,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 258,375 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.