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WWTP ABANILLA

Abanilla · official identifier ES14300010001010E

12,500h-e design capacity (2022) · 843rd of 2,166 (tied with 7 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES14300010001010E · reported size 12,500 h-e design capacity · received load 12,526 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 843rd of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain (tied with 7 others); 0.01 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 5.4 km · 3 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

12,500h-e design capacity
12,526h-e received load (2022)
100 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
843rd of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 7 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 removalyes
UV disinfectionyes
Statusactive
Reported coordinates38.1962, -1.0470 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 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

PlantDistanceCapacity (h-e)Load 2022Treatment
Fortuna5.4 km16,25013,434primary, secondary and tertiary
Orihuela - la Matanza9.2 km2,5001,217primary, secondary and tertiary
Benferri - Orihuela - la Murada9.6 km9,8255,285primary, secondary and tertiary
Santomera Norte13.0 km31,50030,948primary, secondary and tertiary
Orihuela - Rincon de Bonanza14.4 km11,62311,194primary, 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 ABANILLA report?

Reported size: 12,500 h-e design capacity. Received load: 12,526 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.