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WWTP Castletroy

Ireland · official identifier IETP_D0019

45,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 22nd of 191 (tied with 2 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier IETP_D0019 · reported size 45,000 h-e design capacity · received load 37,928 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 22nd of 191 records with reported size in the inventory of Ireland (tied with 2 others); 0.79 % of the sum of those 191 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 4.8 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

45,000h-e design capacity
37,928h-e received load (2022)
84 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
22nd of 191by reported size among the 191 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 2 others) · 0.79 % of the sum of those records (sum of records, not national capacity) · the largest plants in the country · how it is calculated
Treatmentprimary + secondary + tertiary (more stringent) (as reported to the EEA: PST) · reported levels
Nitrogen removalnot reported
Phosphorus removalyes
UV disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates52.6633, -8.5624 precision reported by the source: level 2 what it means
Source and yearEuropean Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · dataset record

REGULATORY REFERENCES

Referencia normativa: Ireland

Regulatory framework of Ireland · 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

1,572,436reference kWh per year for this load
41.5kWh per h-e (average load) per year
235,865€ per year at 0.15 €/kWh
56 %share of energy used for aeration

what this estimate is · Inputs: 37,928 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 37,930 p.e. with the reference profile of Ireland (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

2.8estimated hm³ of treated water per year
tertiary treatment reporteda starting point for reclamation

what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (7,586 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.

LOCATION

Ireland: this plant on the map

this plant on the map · regional directory.

NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistanceCapacity (h-e)Load 2022Treatment
Limerick4.8 km186,233120,462primary, secondary and tertiary
Newport11.7 km1,9002,562primary and secondary
Sixmilebridge16.8 km6,0003,004primary, secondary and tertiary
Ballina · Ietp_d018917.5 km4,5005,425primary, secondary and tertiary
Shannon Town20.9 km28,50017,445primary and secondary

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

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP Castletroy report?

Reported size: 45,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 37,928 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 Castletroy?

Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 37,928 p.e. of reported load: 1,572,436 kWh per year (41.5 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.