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WWTP Galindo

Bilbao · official identifier ES16480200001010E

1,500,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 5th of 2,166

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES16480200001010E · reported size 1,500,000 h-e design capacity · received load 1,211,499 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 5th of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain; 1.5 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 10.3 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

1,500,000h-e design capacity
1,211,499h-e received load (2022)
81 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
5th of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory · 1.5 % 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 disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates43.3040, -2.9950 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 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

PlantDistanceCapacity (h-e)Load 2022Treatment
Muskiz10.3 km12,00012,000primary, secondary and tertiary
Sopuerta-Galdames12.1 km4,4402,500primary and secondary
Gorliz12.8 km44,00031,399primary, secondary and tertiary
Güeñes13.4 km57,14331,359primary, secondary and tertiary
Mungia13.6 km21,88419,312primary, 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 Galindo report?

Reported size: 1,500,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 1,211,499 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.