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WWTP Rakvere linna reoveepuhasti

Estonia · official identifier EEPUH0592810

166,670h-e design capacity (2022) · 3rd of 45

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier EEPUH0592810 · reported size 166,670 h-e design capacity · received load 24,794 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 3rd of 45 records with reported size in the inventory of Estonia; 9.1 % of the sum of those 45 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 8.1 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

166,670h-e design capacity

24,794h-e received load (2022)

15 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)

3rd of 45by reported size among the 45 records with a size in the inventory · 9.1 % 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	yes
UV disinfection	not reported
Status	active
Reported coordinates	59.3661, 26.3468 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

2024 · In 2024, an automatic screen with a conveyor and wash press was installed at the Rakvere plant’s main pumping station. City of Rakvere

Other published data

Mean annual volume treated reported in the 2022 cycle	2,600,410 m³/year (2022) · source

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 L05; it does not change the official data.

REGULATORY REFERENCES

Referencia normativa: Estonia

Regulatory framework of Estonia · 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.

SCENARIO

Reference energy scenario for this load estimate · simulator engine

1,033,653reference kWh per year for this load

41.7kWh per h-e (average load) per year

155,048€ per year at 0.15 €/kWh

57 %share of energy used for aeration

what this estimate is · Inputs: 24,794 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 24,804 p.e. with the reference profile of Estonia (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 (4,240 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.

LOCATION

Estonia: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

Plant	Distance	Capacity (h-e)	Load 2022	Treatment
Haljala	8.1 km	22,038	733	primary, secondary and tertiary
Kadrina	12.8 km	4,000	2,889	primary, secondary and tertiary
Kunda	18.6 km	4,200	2,128	primary, secondary and tertiary
Tapa Linna Reoveepuhasti	24.5 km	8,300	9,648	primary, secondary and tertiary
Tamsalu Reoveepuhasti	28.2 km	3,066	2,343	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 Rakvere linna reoveepuhasti report?

Reported size: 166,670 h-e design capacity. Received load: 24,794 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 Rakvere linna reoveepuhasti?

Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 24,794 p.e. of reported load: 1,033,653 kWh per year (41.7 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 57 % 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.