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WWTP UWWTP Mezdra

Bulgaria · official identifier BGWT47714_00_01

15,984h-e design capacity (2022) · 78th of 124 (tied with 1 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier BGWT47714_00_01 · reported size 15,984 h-e design capacity · received load 13,812 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 78th of 124 records with reported size in the inventory of Bulgaria (tied with 1 others); 0.19 % of the sum of those 124 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 1.1 km · 1 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

15,984h-e design capacity
13,812h-e received load (2022)
86 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
78th of 124by reported size among the 124 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 1 others) · 0.19 % 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 coordinates43.1391, 23.7242 precision reported by the source: level 2 what it means
Source and yearEuropean Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · dataset record

REGULATORY REFERENCES

Referencia normativa: Bulgaria

Regulatory framework of Bulgaria · 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

613,824reference kWh per year for this load
59.2kWh per h-e (average load) per year
92,074€ per year at 0.15 €/kWh
37 %share of energy used for aeration

what this estimate is · Inputs: 13,812 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 10,360 p.e. with the reference profile of Bulgaria (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

1.5estimated hm³ of treated water per year
tertiary treatment reporteda starting point for reclamation

what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (4,144 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.

LOCATION

Bulgaria: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistanceCapacity (h-e)Load 2022Treatment
Kanalizacia Roman16.4 kmnot reportednot reportednot reported
Uwwtp Vratsa18.0 km94,00028,308primary, secondary and tertiary
Uwwtp Botevgrad24.1 km42,13118,969primary, secondary and tertiary
Uwwtp Pravets30.5 km5,5793,450primary and secondary
Uwwtp Cherven Bryag32.2 km15,0006,424primary, 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 UWWTP Mezdra report?

Reported size: 15,984 h-e design capacity. Received load: 13,812 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 UWWTP Mezdra?

Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 13,812 p.e. of reported load: 613,824 kWh per year (59.2 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 37 % 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.