WWTP CALA DE MIJAS

Mijas · official identifier ES1290700016010E

25,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 533rd of 2,166 (tied with 18 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES1290700016010E · reported size 25,000 h-e design capacity · received load 9,800 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 533rd of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain (tied with 18 others); 0.02 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 4.7 km · 2 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

25,000h-e design capacity

9,800h-e received load (2022)

39 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)

533rd of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 18 others) · 0.02 % 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	36.5116, -4.6889 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 10,000 to 149,999 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
Fuengirola	4.7 km	350,000	137,105	primary, secondary and tertiary
Arroyo de la Vibora	6.7 km	320,000	320,000	primary, secondary and tertiary
Arroyo de la Miel	16.4 km	273,333	106,415	primary, secondary and tertiary
Istan	25.0 km	1,600	2,292	primary and secondary
Tolox	27.1 km	4,922	5,252	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 CALA DE MIJAS report?

Reported size: 25,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 9,800 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.