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WWTP Frelenberg

Germany · official identifier DETP_NW153

65,500h-e design capacity (2022) · 444th of 3,798 (tied with 1 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier DETP_NW153 · reported size 65,500 h-e design capacity · received load 67,870 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 444th of 3,798 records with reported size in the inventory of Germany (tied with 1 others); 0.04 % of the sum of those 3,798 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 7.5 km · 4 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

65,500h-e design capacity
67,870h-e received load (2022)
104 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
444th of 3,798by reported size among the 3,798 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 1 others) · 0.04 % 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 disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates50.9491, 6.1038 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: Germany

Regulatory framework of Germany · 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

2,511,050reference kWh per year for this load
37.0kWh per h-e (average load) per year
376,658€ per year at 0.15 €/kWh
54 %share of energy used for aeration

what this estimate is · Inputs: 67,870 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 67,925 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

5.4estimated hm³ of treated water per year
tertiary treatment reporteda starting point for reclamation

what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (14,660 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.

LOCATION

Germany: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistanceCapacity (h-e)Load 2022Treatment
Herzogenrath-Worm7.5 km50,00038,672primary, secondary and tertiary
Setterich8.0 km50,00069,646primary, secondary and tertiary
Flahstrass8.1 km70,00048,837primary, secondary and tertiary
Alsdorf-Broichtal9.5 km30,00025,481primary, secondary and tertiary
Bettendorf10.1 km50,00054,266primary, 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 Frelenberg report?

Reported size: 65,500 h-e design capacity. Received load: 67,870 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 Frelenberg?

Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 67,870 p.e. of reported load: 2,511,050 kWh per year (37.0 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 54 % 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.