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WWTP Limerick
Ireland · official identifier IETP_D0013
186,233h-e design capacity (2022) · 4th of 191
European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier IETP_D0013 · reported size 186,233 h-e design capacity · received load 120,462 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 4th of 191 records with reported size in the inventory of Ireland; 3.3 % 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
| Treatment | primary + secondary + tertiary (more stringent) (as reported to the EEA: PST) · reported levels |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen removal | yes |
| Phosphorus removal | not reported |
| UV disinfection | not reported |
| Status | active |
| Reported coordinates | 52.6671, -8.6330 precision reported by the source: level 1 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
- 2003 · The Bunlicky plant in Limerick began treating wastewater in 2003. Construction was completed in 2004. Limerick City Council, Irish Environmental Protection Agency
Other published data
| Mean annual volume treated reported in the 2022 cycle | 18,002,165 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 L04; 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: 120,462 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 120,460 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 (24,092 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.
NEARBY PLANTS
Nearby wastewater treatment plants
| Plant | Distance | Capacity (h-e) | Load 2022 | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castletroy | 4.8 km | 45,000 | 37,928 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Sixmilebridge | 12.7 km | 6,000 | 3,004 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Newport | 15.9 km | 1,900 | 2,562 | primary and secondary |
| Shannon Town | 16.2 km | 28,500 | 17,445 | primary and secondary |
| Ballina · Ietp_d0189 | 19.7 km | 4,500 | 5,425 | primary, 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 Limerick report?
Reported size: 186,233 h-e design capacity. Received load: 120,462 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 Limerick?
Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 120,462 p.e. of reported load: 3,958,445 kWh per year (32.9 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.