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WWTP ARA Saalachtal-Saalfelden
Austria · official identifier ATTP_5-A1836862R161
130,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 25th of 634 (tied with 2 others)
European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier ATTP_5-A1836862R161 · reported size 130,000 h-e design capacity · received load 90,125 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 25th of 634 records with reported size in the inventory of Austria (tied with 2 others); 0.51 % of the sum of those 634 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 14.3 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
| Treatment | primary + secondary + tertiary (more stringent) (as reported to the EEA: PST) · reported levels |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen removal | yes |
| Phosphorus removal | yes |
| UV disinfection | not reported |
| Status | active |
| Reported coordinates | 47.4632, 12.8266 precision reported by the source: level 2 what it means |
| Source and year | European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · dataset record |
FUENTES PÚBLICAS
What public sources report
Documented milestones
- 1985 · The Saalfelden wastewater treatment plant entered service in 1985. State Government of Salzburg
Facts taken from public documents, with their date and link; an authorisation, a project or a planned capacity do not prove operation or quantities actually treated. Aguas SB editorial layer, lot L06; it does not change the official data.
REGULATORY REFERENCES
Referencia normativa: Austria
Regulatory framework of Austria · 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.
SCENARIO
Reference energy scenario for this load estimate · simulator engine
what this estimate is · Inputs: 90,125 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 89,524 p.e. with the reference profile of Austria (hypothesis with reported load and reference profile; not a measurement). Open this scenario in the simulator · how it is calculated and what it is not.
Reference scenario computed on the server from the reported load and the country profile; an estimate, not a measurement. The simulator recomputes it when opened.
WATER THAT COULD RETURN
Reuse potential
what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (18,025 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.
NEARBY PLANTS
Nearby wastewater treatment plants
| Plant | Distance | Capacity (h-e) | Load 2022 | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ara Saalbach | 14.3 km | 49,000 | 17,228 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Ara Dienten | 16.4 km | 7,000 | 2,740 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Ara Zeller Becken | 20.2 km | 70,000 | 45,736 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Ara Unterpinzgau-Bruck | 20.3 km | 25,000 | 9,524 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Waidring | 21.8 km | 15,100 | 6,130 | primary, 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 ARA Saalachtal-Saalfelden report?
Reported size: 130,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 90,125 h-e. Units are retained without conversion.
What treatment is reported?
Treatment PST. Nitrogen, phosphorus and UV are shown only when explicitly reported.
How much energy would a reference plant use with the load of ARA Saalachtal-Saalfelden?
Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 90,125 p.e. of reported load: 3,047,726 kWh per year (34.0 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 55 % of consumption. Estimate with the country reference profile; not a measurement of the plant.
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.