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WWTP MARSEILLE
France · official identifier FR060913055001
1,865,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 3rd of 4,051
European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier FR060913055001 · reported size 1,865,000 h-e design capacity · received load 1,340,292 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2022. 3rd of 4,051 records with reported size in the inventory of France; 1.9 % of the sum of those 4,051 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 13.4 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 (as reported to the EEA: PS) · reported levels |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen removal | not reported |
| Phosphorus removal | not reported |
| UV disinfection | not reported |
| Status | active |
| Reported coordinates | 43.2704, 5.4005 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
- 2008-02 · The Géolide treatment complex entered service, including a biological plant beneath the Ganay esplanade. Ayuntamiento de Marsella
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 L02; it does not change the official data.
REGULATORY REFERENCES
Referencia normativa: France
Regulatory framework of France · 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
what this estimate is · Inputs: 1,340,292 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 1,340,960 p.e. with the reference profile of France (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 (194,342 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.
NEARBY PLANTS
Nearby wastewater treatment plants
| Plant | Distance | Capacity (h-e) | Load 2022 | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassis | 13.4 km | 25,000 | 18,792 | primary and secondary |
| Roquefort la Bedoule | 14.4 km | 6,000 | 5,459 | primary and secondary |
| Bouc-Bel-Air | 19.5 km | 20,000 | 19,435 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| La Ciotat | 19.6 km | 94,835 | 71,483 | primary and secondary |
| Ensuès-la-Redonne | 19.7 km | 4,500 | 6,923 | 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 MARSEILLE report?
Reported size: 1,865,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 1,340,292 h-e. Units are retained without conversion.
What treatment is reported?
Treatment PS. Nitrogen, phosphorus and UV are shown only when explicitly reported.
How much energy would a reference plant use with the load of MARSEILLE?
Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 1,340,292 p.e. of reported load: 35,209,980 kWh per year (26.3 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 69 % 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.