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WWTP Thorlakshofn
Iceland · official identifier IS015-01
15,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 7th of 22 (tied with 1 others)
European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier IS015-01 · reported size 15,000 h-e design capacity · received load 17,555 h-e · data year 2022. 7th of 22 records with reported size in the inventory of Iceland (tied with 1 others); 1.9 % of the sum of those 22 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 17.6 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 | not reported |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen removal | not reported |
| Phosphorus removal | not reported |
| UV disinfection | not reported |
| Status | active |
| Reported coordinates | 63.8567, -21.3810 precision reported by the source: level 1 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
what this estimate is · Inputs: 17,555 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 17,555 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
what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (3,511 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.
NEARBY PLANTS
Nearby wastewater treatment plants
| Plant | Distance | Capacity (h-e) | Load 2022 | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hveragerdi | 17.6 km | 4,000 | 4,398 | primary and secondary |
| Selfoss | 20.5 km | not reported | 47,000 | not reported |
| Hraunavík, Hafnarfjörður | 37.6 km | 60,000 | 48,928 | not reported |
| Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Klettagarðar | 41.0 km | 285,000 | 205,743 | not reported |
| Alftanes | 41.7 km | 3,000 | 2,530 | 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 Thorlakshofn report?
Reported size: 15,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 17,555 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 Thorlakshofn?
Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 17,555 p.e. of reported load: 767,725 kWh per year (43.7 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.