WWTP Markina

Markina-Xemein · official identifier ES16480600105010E

10,500h-e design capacity (2022) · 930th of 2,166 (tied with 6 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ES16480600105010E · reported size 10,500 h-e design capacity · received load 6,789 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 930th of 2,166 records with reported size in the inventory of Spain (tied with 6 others); 0.01 % of the sum of those 2,166 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 8.1 km · 4 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

10,500h-e design capacity

6,789h-e received load (2022)

65 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)

930th of 2,166by reported size among the 2,166 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 6 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

Treatment	primary + secondary + tertiary (more stringent) (as reported to the EEA: PST) · reported levels
Nitrogen removal	yes
Phosphorus removal	not reported
UV disinfection	yes
Status	active
Reported coordinates	43.2760, -2.4950 reported precision: approximate (~111 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

País Vasco: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

Plant	Distance	Capacity (h-e)	Load 2022	Treatment
Ondarroa	8.1 km	76,960	19,514	primary, secondary and tertiary
Lekeitio	8.7 km	32,000	20,854	primary, secondary and tertiary
Apraitz	9.4 km	90,027	80,250	primary, secondary and tertiary
Zabalera	9.9 km	14,000	6,962	primary, secondary and tertiary
Arronamendi	13.2 km	12,300	7,000	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 Markina report?

Reported size: 10,500 h-e design capacity. Received load: 6,789 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.