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WWTP Zuringoain

Zumarraga · official identifier ES16200800001010E

45,333h-e design capacity (2022) · 368th of 2,166

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES16200800001010E · reported size 45,333 h-e design capacity · received load 34,000 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 368th of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain; 0.04 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 9.0 km · 1 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

45,333h-e design capacity
34,000h-e received load (2022)
75 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
368th of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory · 0.04 % 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 disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates43.1030, -2.3160 reported precision: approximate (~111 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
Mekolalde9.0 km40,00030,120primary, secondary and tertiary
Epele12.2 km92,50063,500primary, secondary and tertiary
Badiolegi12.5 km41,11738,000primary, secondary and tertiary
Gaikao13.2 km70,15963,000primary, secondary and tertiary
Apraitz15.4 km90,02780,250primary, 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 Zuringoain report?

Reported size: 45,333 h-e design capacity. Received load: 34,000 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.