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WWTP Cork city
Ireland · official identifier IETP_D0033
413,200h-e design capacity (2022) · 2nd of 191
European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier IETP_D0033 · reported size 413,200 h-e design capacity · received load 235,720 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 2nd of 191 records with reported size in the inventory of Ireland; 7.3 % of the sum of those 191 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 9.1 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
| Treatment | primary + secondary + tertiary (more stringent) (as reported to the EEA: PST) · reported levels |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen removal | not reported |
| Phosphorus removal | yes |
| UV disinfection | not reported |
| Status | active |
| Reported coordinates | 51.8965, -8.4669 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 |
FUENTES PÚBLICAS
What public sources report
Documented milestones
- 2009-12-17 · Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency granted the wastewater discharge licence for the Cork agglomeration, including the Carrigrennan treatment plant. Cork City Council, report submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency
Other published data
| Mean annual volume treated reported in the 2022 cycle | 45,245,035 m³/year (2022) · source |
|---|
Facts taken from public documents, with their date and link; an authorisation, a project or a planned capacity do not prove operation or quantities actually treated. Aguas SB editorial layer, lot L02; it does not change the official data.
REGULATORY REFERENCES
Referencia normativa: Ireland
Regulatory framework of Ireland · Directive (EU) 2024/3019: reported-capacity band 150,000 p.e. or more; 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
what this estimate is · Inputs: 235,720 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 235,720 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
what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (47,144 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.
NEARBY PLANTS
Nearby wastewater treatment plants
| Plant | Distance | Capacity (h-e) | Load 2022 | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballincollig | 9.1 km | 33,000 | 23,290 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Blarney | 10.4 km | 13,000 | 7,938 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Ringaskiddy | 10.4 km | 65,000 | 46,314 | primary and secondary |
| Carrigtwohill And Environs | 13.6 km | 30,000 | 8,654 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Whitegate-Aghada | 17.0 km | not reported | not reported | 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 Cork city report?
Reported size: 413,200 h-e design capacity. Received load: 235,720 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 Cork city?
Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 235,720 p.e. of reported load: 7,112,103 kWh per year (30.2 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 60 % 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.