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WWTP Hof
Germany · official identifier DETP_BYHO-K0002
290,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 72nd of 3,798 (tied with 1 others)
European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier DETP_BYHO-K0002 · reported size 290,000 h-e design capacity · received load 170,390 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 72nd of 3,798 records with reported size in the inventory of Germany (tied with 1 others); 0.20 % of the sum of those 3,798 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 10.2 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 | 50.3367, 11.8990 precision reported by the source: level 1 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
- 1964 · Hof’s wastewater treatment plant has operated since 1964, according to technical documents published in the EU’s Official Journal. Official Journal of the European Union
- 2025-04-01 · In April 2025, structural design for replacement secondary clarifiers at Hof’s treatment plant was put out to tender. Official Journal of the European Union
Other published data
| Mean annual volume treated reported in the 2022 cycle | 18,786,169 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: 170,390 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 170,525 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 (36,804 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.
NEARBY PLANTS
Nearby wastewater treatment plants
| Plant | Distance | Capacity (h-e) | Load 2022 | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regnitzlosau | 10.2 km | 4,950 | 2,328 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Av Selbitztal | 13.9 km | 49,999 | 37,946 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Kirchenlamitz | 18.2 km | 5,000 | 2,975 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Ka Kürbitz | 19.0 km | 7,000 | 5,254 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Ka Oelsnitz | 20.0 km | 15,000 | 13,923 | 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 Hof report?
Reported size: 290,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 170,390 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 Hof?
Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 170,390 p.e. of reported load: 5,266,716 kWh per year (30.9 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.