World wastewater treatment plant observatory · data as reported by each inventory

Wastewater treatment plants in Malta

4 inventory records · European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública)

Data years: 2022. The inventory date does not establish current operation.

4 results

Name	Native size	Year
Ta' Barkat Urban Wastewater Treatment PlantMTSSTP	500,000 population equivalent (p.e.)	2022
Sant Antnin Urban Wastewater Treatment PlantMTSASTP	113,000 population equivalent (p.e.)	2022
Cumnija Urban Wastewater Treatment PlantMTNSTP	80,000 population equivalent (p.e.)	2022
Ras il-Hobz Urban Wastewater Treatment PlantMTGSTP	46,000 population equivalent (p.e.)	2022

Regulatory context

EU framework; national review pending. This is not an exhaustive review of applicable law.

European Union: urban wastewater treatment

Directive (EU) 2024/3019 sets phased requirements. Inventory design capacity is not the legally defined load and cannot by itself determine a facility's deadline.

Relevant load and agglomeration size, not just design capacity.
Receiving area, risk assessment, national transposition and individual permit.
Articles 7 and 8: tertiary and quaternary treatment; 150,000 p.e. is a load threshold, not a rule automatically applied to map design capacity.

Directiva (UE) 2024/3019 · arts. 6–8, 33–34

References reviewed: 2026-11-06. Individual applicability: undetermined. This profile does not establish authorization or compliance.