WWTP Akureyri

Iceland · official identifier IS002-01

100,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 3rd of 22

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier IS002-01 · reported size 100,000 h-e design capacity · received load 86,000 h-e · reported treatment: P · data year 2022. 3rd of 22 records with reported size in the inventory of Iceland; 12.9 % of the sum of those 22 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 35.7 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

100,000h-e design capacity

86,000h-e received load (2022)

86 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)

3rd of 22by reported size among the 22 records with a size in the inventory · 12.9 % of the sum of those records (sum of records, not national capacity) · the largest plants in the country · how it is calculated

Treatment	primario (as reported to the EEA: P) · reported levels
Nitrogen removal	not reported
Phosphorus removal	not reported
UV disinfection	not reported
Status	active
Reported coordinates	65.6977, -18.1054 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

REGULATORY REFERENCES

Referencia normativa: Iceland

Regulatory framework of Iceland. Individual applicability is not determined in this profile.

SCENARIO

Reference energy scenario for this load estimate · simulator engine

3,025,614reference kWh per year for this load

35.2kWh per h-e (average load) per year

453,842€ per year at 0.15 €/kWh

56 %share of energy used for aeration

what this estimate is · Inputs: 86,000 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 86,000 p.e. with the reference profile of Iceland (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

6.3estimated hm³ of treated water per year

tertiary treatment not reportedreclamation requires additional treatment

what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (17,200 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.

LOCATION

Iceland: this plant on the map

this plant on the map · regional directory.

NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

Plant	Distance	Capacity (h-e)	Load 2022	Treatment
Dalvik	35.7 km	10,000	9,840	not reported
Husavik	52.1 km	not reported	6,514	not reported
Siglufjordur	62.3 km	not reported	2,177	not reported
Saudarkrokur	127.7 km	not reported	26,086	not reported
Hvammstangi	134.7 km	not reported	2,145	not reported

Distances are between reported coordinates; proximity does not establish a hydraulic connection.

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP Akureyri report?

Reported size: 100,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 86,000 h-e. Units are retained without conversion.

What treatment is reported?

Treatment P. Nitrogen, phosphorus and UV are shown only when explicitly reported.

How much energy would a reference plant use with the load of Akureyri?

Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 86,000 p.e. of reported load: 3,025,614 kWh per year (35.2 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 56 % 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.