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WWTP TP (1900015537) of Turun kt.

Finland · official identifier FIJVP_O001900015537

315,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 4th of 145

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier FIJVP_O001900015537 · reported size 315,000 h-e design capacity · received load 439,000 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 4th of 145 records with reported size in the inventory of Finland; 4.3 % of the sum of those 145 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 14.9 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

315,000h-e design capacity

439,000h-e received load (2022)

139 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)

4th of 145by reported size among the 145 records with a size in the inventory · 4.3 % 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	60.4424, 22.2418 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

2009 · The Kakolanmäki wastewater treatment plant in Turku began operating early in the year. City of Turku

Other published data

Mean annual volume treated reported in the 2022 cycle	29,158,542 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 L03; it does not change the official data.

REGULATORY REFERENCES

Referencia normativa: Finland

Regulatory framework of Finland · 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

12,271,048reference kWh per year for this load

27.9kWh per h-e (average load) per year

1,840,657€ per year at 0.15 €/kWh

65 %share of energy used for aeration

what this estimate is · Inputs: 439,000 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 439,183 p.e. with the reference profile of Finland (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

28estimated hm³ of treated water per year

tertiary treatment reporteda starting point for reclamation

what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (76,825 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.

LOCATION

Finland: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

Plant	Distance	Capacity (h-e)	Load 2022	Treatment
Tp (579) Of Paraisten Kt.	14.9 km	12,000	15,500	primary, secondary and tertiary
Tp (751) Of Salon Kt.	47.7 km	31,400	70,300	primary, secondary and tertiary
Tp (598) Of Pernion Kk.	55.6 km	3,300	1,600	primary, secondary and tertiary
Tp (904) Of Laitilan Kt.	61.7 km	59,000	48,900	primary, secondary and tertiary
Tp (454) Of Loimaan Kt.	61.7 km	15,700	20,400	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 TP (1900015537) of Turun kt. report?

Reported size: 315,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 439,000 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 TP (1900015537) of Turun kt.?

Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 439,000 p.e. of reported load: 12,271,048 kWh per year (27.9 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 65 % 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.