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WWTP Klärwerksverbund Köhlbrandhöft Dradenau
Germany · official identifier DETP_HH4_4_AI_3
2,900,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 1st of 3,798
European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier DETP_HH4_4_AI_3 · reported size 2,900,000 h-e design capacity · received load 2,300,000 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 1st of 3,798 records with reported size in the inventory of Germany; 2.0 % of the sum of those 3,798 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 15.1 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 | 53.5205, 9.9156 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
- 1988 · Dradenau entered service, adding nitrification to the combined system with Köhlbrandhöft. Autoridad ambiental de Hamburgo
Other published data
| Mean annual volume treated reported in the 2022 cycle | 153,000,000 m³/year (2022) · source |
|---|---|
| Annual influent volume at the Köhlbrandhöft/Dradenau complex | 183 millones de m³/year (2024) · 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 L02; 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: 2,300,000 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 2,301,840 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 (496,800 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.
NEARBY PLANTS
Nearby wastewater treatment plants
| Plant | Distance | Capacity (h-e) | Load 2022 | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3530312202 Ka Glüsingen | 15.1 km | 165,000 | 140,000 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| 3534032048 Ka Hollenstedt | 20.4 km | 12,500 | 13,010 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Hetlingen | 21.2 km | 860,000 | 888,813 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| 3594062029 Ka Wetterndorf | 22.5 km | 46,000 | 44,989 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| 3530402043 Ka Winsen (Luhe) | 25.0 km | 50,000 | 42,352 | 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 Klärwerksverbund Köhlbrandhöft Dradenau report?
Reported size: 2,900,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 2,300,000 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 Klärwerksverbund Köhlbrandhöft Dradenau?
Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 2,300,000 p.e. of reported load: 64,130,488 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.