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WWTP ZKA Plauen
Germany · official identifier DETP_SN4070
140,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 171st of 3,798 (tied with 7 others)
European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier DETP_SN4070 · reported size 140,000 h-e design capacity · received load 115,060 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 171st of 3,798 records with reported size in the inventory of Germany (tied with 7 others); 0.10 % of the sum of those 3,798 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 8.1 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
| 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 | 50.5251, 12.1691 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
- 1998 · The official Saxon inventory records 1998 as the year the Plauen wastewater treatment plant entered service. Saxon State Office for Environment, Agriculture and Geology
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 L06; it does not change the official data.
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
what this estimate is · Inputs: 115,060 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 115,152 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 (24,853 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.
NEARBY PLANTS
Nearby wastewater treatment plants
| Plant | Distance | Capacity (h-e) | Load 2022 | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zka Treuen | 8.1 km | 15,000 | 8,185 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Zka Elsterberg (Komm) | 8.9 km | 6,000 | 3,387 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Ka Kürbitz | 9.4 km | 7,000 | 5,254 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Ka Oelsnitz | 12.0 km | 15,000 | 13,923 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Zka Reichenbach · Detp_sn4079 | 12.5 km | 39,000 | 23,504 | 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 ZKA Plauen report?
Reported size: 140,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 115,060 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 ZKA Plauen?
Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 115,060 p.e. of reported load: 3,824,956 kWh per year (33.2 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.