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WWTP Fornos de Algodres

Portugal · official identifier PT14031795

3,630h-e design capacity (2022) · 384th of 527

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier PT14031795 · reported size 3,630 h-e design capacity · received load 3,200 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2022. 384th of 527 records with reported size in the inventory of Portugal; 0.02 % of the sum of those 527 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 9.4 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

3,630h-e design capacity
3,200h-e received load (2022)
88 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
384th of 527by reported size among the 527 records with a size in the inventory · 0.02 % 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 coordinates40.6087, -7.5282 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: Portugal

Regulatory framework of Portugal · 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

152,344reference kWh per year for this load
47.6kWh per h-e (average load) per year
22,852€ per year at 0.15 €/kWh
71 %share of energy used for aeration

what this estimate is · Inputs: 3,200 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 3,200 p.e. with the reference profile of Portugal (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 (640 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.

LOCATION

Portugal: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistanceCapacity (h-e)Load 2022Treatment
S. Paio/Nabais9.4 km2,5192,500primary and secondary
Celorico da Beira12.6 km6,5545,200primary, secondary and tertiary
Gouveia13.0 km8,8705,400primary, secondary and tertiary
Goje · Ptagl220tp0115.3 km8,4563,500primary, secondary and tertiary
Bacia Sul de Mangualde19.9 km10,0005,000primary, 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 Fornos de Algodres report?

Reported size: 3,630 h-e design capacity. Received load: 3,200 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 Fornos de Algodres?

Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 3,200 p.e. of reported load: 152,344 kWh per year (47.6 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 71 % 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.