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WWTP Bottrop
Germany · official identifier DETP_NW1502
1,340,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 8th of 3,798
European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier DETP_NW1502 · reported size 1,340,000 h-e design capacity · received load 1,482,779 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 8th of 3,798 records with reported size in the inventory of Germany; 0.91 % of the sum of those 3,798 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 11.4 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 + 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 | 51.5109, 6.9809 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
Population of the served area (Bottrop): 745,337 inhabitants (2025, North Rhine-Westphalia environmental authority).
Documented milestones
- 1997 · In 1997 the former Bernemündung treatment plant closed after the Welheimer Mark plant entered service. City of Bottrop
Other published data
| Mean annual volume treated reported in the 2022 cycle | 96,939,683 m³/year (2022) · source |
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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: Germany
Regulatory framework of Germany · 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: 1,482,779 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 1,483,964 p.e. with the reference profile of Germany (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 (320,280 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.
NEARBY PLANTS
Nearby wastewater treatment plants
| Plant | Distance | Capacity (h-e) | Load 2022 | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gelsenkirchen-Picksmühlenbach | 11.4 km | 57,000 | 50,895 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Herten-Westerholt | 13.3 km | 36,000 | 29,214 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Essen-Süd | 13.7 km | 135,000 | 120,768 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Klärwerk Emschermündung | 14.4 km | 1,386,600 | 1,249,976 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Essen-Kupferdreh | 14.5 km | 96,000 | 79,547 | 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 Bottrop report?
Reported size: 1,340,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 1,482,779 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 Bottrop?
Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 1,482,779 p.e. of reported load: 41,344,027 kWh per year (27.9 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 64 % 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.