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WWTP Nisa

Portugal · official identifier PT7032527

4,500h-e design capacity (2022) · 352nd of 527 (tied with 2 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier PT7032527 · reported size 4,500 h-e design capacity · received load 3,700 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2022. 352nd of 527 records with reported size in the inventory of Portugal (tied with 2 others); 0.03 % of the sum of those 527 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 13.4 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

4,500h-e design capacity
3,700h-e received load (2022)
82 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
352nd of 527by reported size among the 527 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 2 others) · 0.03 % 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 coordinates39.5239, -7.6403 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

174,745reference kWh per year for this load
47.2kWh per h-e (average load) per year
26,212€ per year at 0.15 €/kWh
71 %share of energy used for aeration

what this estimate is · Inputs: 3,700 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 3,700 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

0.3estimated hm³ of treated water per year
tertiary treatment not reportedreclamation requires additional treatment

what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (740 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
Tolosa13.4 km15,0008,000primary and secondary
Gafete13.4 km2,6002,600primary and secondary
Vila Velha de Rodao14.5 km3,0003,000primary, secondary and tertiary
Castelo de Vide A - Martinho19.5 km3,2203,200primary and secondary
Castelo de Vide B - Fonte da Vila19.8 km1,200390primary and secondary

Distances are between reported coordinates; proximity does not establish a hydraulic connection.

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP Nisa report?

Reported size: 4,500 h-e design capacity. Received load: 3,700 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 Nisa?

Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 3,700 p.e. of reported load: 174,745 kWh per year (47.2 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.