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WWTP OMB Elbląg
Poland · official identifier PLWM0020
165,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 61st of 1,654 (tied with 1 others)
European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier PLWM0020 · reported size 165,000 h-e design capacity · received load 135,477 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 61st of 1,654 records with reported size in the inventory of Poland (tied with 1 others); 0.31 % of the sum of those 1,654 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 15.5 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 | yes |
| UV disinfection | not reported |
| Status | active |
| Reported coordinates | 54.2000, 19.3831 precision reported by the source: level 0 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
Population of the served area (Elbląg): 103,530 inhabitants (2024, Polish Waters).
Documented milestones
- 2024-06-22 · The plant permit (GD.RUZ.4210.283.2023.6.MM) became final, according to the national report. Polish Waters
Other published data
| Mean annual volume treated reported in the 2022 cycle | 6,481,000 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 L05; it does not change the official data.
REGULATORY REFERENCES
Referencia normativa: Poland
Regulatory framework of Poland · 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: 135,477 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 105,594 p.e. with the reference profile of Poland (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 (14,632 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.
NEARBY PLANTS
Nearby wastewater treatment plants
| Plant | Distance | Capacity (h-e) | Load 2022 | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Przywidz | 15.5 km | 5,246 | 4,653 | primary and secondary |
| Tolkmicko | 16.1 km | 10,000 | 6,933 | primary and secondary |
| Pasłęk | 17.7 km | 14,583 | 12,500 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Krynica Morska | 18.8 km | 21,700 | 20,528 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Stegna | 19.5 km | 41,700 | 25,806 | 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 OMB Elbląg report?
Reported size: 165,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 135,477 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 OMB Elbląg?
Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 135,477 p.e. of reported load: 3,245,499 kWh per year (30.7 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 61 % 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.