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WWTP Foxford

Ireland · official identifier IETP_D0213

3,500h-e design capacity (2022) · 150th of 191 (tied with 6 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier IETP_D0213 · reported size 3,500 h-e design capacity · received load 2,021 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2022. 150th of 191 records with reported size in the inventory of Ireland (tied with 6 others); 0.06 % of the sum of those 191 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 11.8 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

3,500h-e design capacity
2,021h-e received load (2022)
58 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
150th of 191by reported size among the 191 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 6 others) · 0.06 % of the sum of those records (sum of records, not national capacity) · the largest plants in the country · how it is calculated
Treatmentprimary + secondary (as reported to the EEA: PS) · reported levels
Nitrogen removalnot reported
Phosphorus removalnot reported
UV disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates53.9843, -9.1145 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 1,000 to 9,999 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

99,402reference kWh per year for this load
49.2kWh per h-e (average load) per year
14,910€ per year at 0.15 €/kWh
69 %share of energy used for aeration

what this estimate is · Inputs: 2,021 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 2,020 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

0.1estimated hm³ of treated water per year
tertiary treatment not reportedreclamation requires additional treatment

what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (404 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.

LOCATION

Ireland: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistanceCapacity (h-e)Load 2022Treatment
Ballina · Ietp_d001615.4 km25,00014,731primary, secondary and tertiary
Castlebar18.6 km28,00018,420primary, secondary and tertiary
Tubbercurry26.4 km3,5002,480primary, secondary and tertiary
Enniscrone26.8 km5,0003,429primary and secondary
Claremorris30.1 km5,3334,933primary, secondary and tertiary

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

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP Foxford report?

Reported size: 3,500 h-e design capacity. Received load: 2,021 h-e. Units are retained without conversion.

What treatment is reported?

Treatment PS. Nitrogen, phosphorus and UV are shown only when explicitly reported.

How much energy would a reference plant use with the load of Foxford?

Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 2,021 p.e. of reported load: 99,402 kWh per year (49.2 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 69 % 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.