WWTP Vestmannaeyjar Hamar

Iceland · official identifier IS006-02

not reportedh-e design capacity (2022)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier IS006-02 · reported size not reported h-e design capacity · received load 7,861 h-e · data year 2022. nearest inventoried plant at 1.8 km · 1 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

not reportedh-e design capacity

7,861h-e received load (2022)

not reportedsin tamaño declarado · the largest plants in the country

Treatment	not reported
Nitrogen removal	not reported
Phosphorus removal	not reported
UV disinfection	not reported
Status	active
Reported coordinates	63.4362, -20.3028 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

352,494reference kWh per year for this load

44.8kWh per h-e (average load) per year

52,874€ per year at 0.15 €/kWh

48 %share of energy used for aeration

what this estimate is · Inputs: 7,861 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 7,860 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

0.6estimated hm³ of treated water per year

tertiary treatment not reportedreclamation requires additional treatment

what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (1,572 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
Vestmannaeyjar Eiðið	1.8 km	15,000	23,584	not reported
Hvolsvollur	34.6 km	3,000	2,408	primary
Hella	58.7 km	10,000	4,869	not reported
Selfoss	65.4 km	not reported	47,000	not reported
Thorlakshofn	70.8 km	15,000	17,555	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 Vestmannaeyjar Hamar report?

Reported size: not reported h-e design capacity. Received load: 7,861 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 Vestmannaeyjar Hamar?

Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 7,861 p.e. of reported load: 352,494 kWh per year (44.8 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 48 % 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.