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WWTP Minden, Leteln

Germany · official identifier DETP_NW2782

240,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 91st of 3,798 (tied with 3 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier DETP_NW2782 · reported size 240,000 h-e design capacity · received load 193,487 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 91st of 3,798 records with reported size in the inventory of Germany (tied with 3 others); 0.16 % of the sum of those 3,798 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 7.8 km · 3 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

240,000h-e design capacity
193,487h-e received load (2022)
81 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
91st of 3,798by reported size among the 3,798 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 3 others) · 0.16 % 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 coordinates52.3250, 8.9320 precision reported by the source: level 1 what it means
Source and yearEuropean Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · dataset record

FUENTES PÚBLICAS

What public sources report

Population of the served area (Minden, Leteln): 129,826 inhabitants (2025, North Rhine-Westphalia environmental authority).

Other published data

Mean annual volume treated reported in the 2022 cycle12,632,716 m³/year (2022) · 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 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

5,921,762reference kWh per year for this load
30.6kWh per h-e (average load) per year
888,264€ per year at 0.15 €/kWh
58 %share of energy used for aeration

what this estimate is · Inputs: 193,487 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 193,641 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

15.3estimated hm³ of treated water per year
tertiary treatment reporteda starting point for reclamation

what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (41,793 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
Porta Westfalica, Nammen7.8 km8,5005,464primary, secondary and tertiary
Hille, Hartum8.3 km25,00019,102primary, secondary and tertiary
2570092020 Ka Bückeburg8.9 km33,00030,300primary, secondary and tertiary
2570282018 Ka Vehlen12.4 km30,00016,850primary, secondary and tertiary
2574042009 Ka Volksdorf13.3 km26,00022,373primary, 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 Minden, Leteln report?

Reported size: 240,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 193,487 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 Minden, Leteln?

Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 193,487 p.e. of reported load: 5,921,762 kWh per year (30.6 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 58 % 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.