WWTP Reykjanesbær, Njarðvík

Iceland · official identifier IS007-02

12,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 10th of 22

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier IS007-02 · reported size 12,000 h-e design capacity · received load 11,749 h-e · data year 2022. 10th of 22 records with reported size in the inventory of Iceland; 1.5 % of the sum of those 22 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 28.8 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

12,000h-e design capacity

11,749h-e received load (2022)

98 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)

10th of 22by reported size among the 22 records with a size in the inventory · 1.5 % of the sum of those records (sum of records, not national capacity) · the largest plants in the country · how it is calculated

Treatment	not reported
Nitrogen removal	not reported
Phosphorus removal	not reported
UV disinfection	not reported
Status	active
Reported coordinates	65.9835, -22.5449 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

518,227reference kWh per year for this load

44.1kWh per h-e (average load) per year

77,734€ per year at 0.15 €/kWh

49 %share of energy used for aeration

what this estimate is · Inputs: 11,749 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 11,750 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

0.9estimated hm³ of treated water per year

tertiary treatment not reportedreclamation requires additional treatment

what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (2,350 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.

LOCATION

Iceland: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

Plant	Distance	Capacity (h-e)	Load 2022	Treatment
Isafjordur	28.8 km	not reported	2,946	not reported
Hvammstangi	98.2 km	not reported	2,145	not reported
Stykkisholmur	102.3 km	not reported	2,333	not reported
Olafsvik	132.6 km	not reported	3,195	not reported
Borgarnes	163.8 km	12,500	4,006	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 Reykjanesbær, Njarðvík report?

Reported size: 12,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 11,749 h-e. Units are retained without conversion.

What treatment is reported?

Treatment not reported. Nitrogen, phosphorus and UV are shown only when explicitly reported.

How much energy would a reference plant use with the load of Reykjanesbær, Njarðvík?

Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 11,749 p.e. of reported load: 518,227 kWh per year (44.1 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 49 % 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.