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WWTP Rib. de Moinhos
Portugal · official identifier PT20501079
360,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 6th of 527
European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier PT20501079 · reported size 360,000 h-e design capacity · received load 105,000 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2022. 6th of 527 records with reported size in the inventory of Portugal; 2.1 % of the sum of those 527 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 13.5 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 (as reported to the EEA: PS) · reported levels |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen removal | not reported |
| Phosphorus removal | not reported |
| UV disinfection | not reported |
| Status | active |
| Reported coordinates | 37.9844, -8.8498 precision reported by the source: level 2 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
- 2025-02-21 · The Government announced that it would promote reuse of treated water from Ribeira de Moinhos as part of a scheme in Sines. Government of Portugal
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 L03; it does not change the official data.
REGULATORY REFERENCES
Referencia normativa: Portugal
Regulatory framework of Portugal · 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: 105,000 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 105,000 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
what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (21,000 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.
NEARBY PLANTS
Nearby wastewater treatment plants
| Plant | Distance | Capacity (h-e) | Load 2022 | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porto Covo | 13.5 km | 10,000 | 10,000 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Cercal do Alentejo | 25.3 km | 3,000 | 3,000 | primary and secondary |
| Vila Nova de Milfontes | 29.0 km | 15,000 | 12,500 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Grandola | 35.6 km | 9,450 | 9,400 | primary and secondary |
| Almograve /Longueira | 36.9 km | 9,500 | 9,500 | 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 Rib. de Moinhos report?
Reported size: 360,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 105,000 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 Rib. de Moinhos?
Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 105,000 p.e. of reported load: 3,547,729 kWh per year (33.8 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.