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WWTP Killybegs

Ireland · official identifier IETP_D0011

4,200h-e design capacity (2022) · 136th of 191

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier IETP_D0011 · reported size 4,200 h-e design capacity · received load 2,091 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2022. 136th of 191 records with reported size in the inventory of Ireland; 0.07 % of the sum of those 191 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 19.9 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

4,200h-e design capacity
2,091h-e received load (2022)
50 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
136th of 191by reported size among the 191 records with a size in the inventory · 0.07 % 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 coordinates54.6292, -8.4388 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

102,585reference kWh per year for this load
49.1kWh per h-e (average load) per year
15,388€ per year at 0.15 €/kWh
69 %share of energy used for aeration

what this estimate is · Inputs: 2,091 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 2,090 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

0.2estimated hm³ of treated water per year
tertiary treatment not reportedreclamation requires additional treatment

what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (418 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
Bundoran19.9 km12,0007,120primary, secondary and tertiary
Ballyshannon21.2 km6,1002,905primary and secondary
Donegal Town22.2 km12,0005,098primary and secondary
Dungloe36.0 km2,4001,544primary, secondary and tertiary
Manorhamilton39.8 km2,6002,251primary, 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 Killybegs report?

Reported size: 4,200 h-e design capacity. Received load: 2,091 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 Killybegs?

Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 2,091 p.e. of reported load: 102,585 kWh per year (49.1 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.