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WWTP BUCURESTI · RO8IF_53

Romania · official identifier RO8IF_53

1,728,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 2nd of 1,622

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier RO8IF_53 · reported size 1,728,000 h-e design capacity · received load 1,273,890 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 2nd of 1,622 records with reported size in the inventory of Romania; 7.4 % of the sum of those 1,622 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity). Reported data with their source; estimates are not measurements of the plant.

Aguas SB does not manage this wastewater treatment plant.

Aerial image withheld. The reported coordinate matches another facility or is missing: the location awaits cross-checking. The table retains the reported data.

WHAT THE DATA REPORT

Reported data official data · 2022

1,728,000h-e design capacity
1,273,890h-e received load (2022)
74 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
2nd of 1,622by reported size among the 1,622 records with a size in the inventory · 7.4 % of the sum of those records (sum of records, not national capacity) · the largest plants in the country · how it is calculated
Treatmentprimary + secondary + tertiary (more stringent) (as reported to the EEA: PST) · reported levels
Nitrogen removalyes
Phosphorus removalyes
UV disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates44.3960, 26.2340 approximate position · location awaiting cross-checking
Source and yearEuropean Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · dataset record

REGULATORY REFERENCES

Referencia normativa: Romania

Regulatory framework of Romania · 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

19,452,501reference kWh per year for this load
33.9kWh per h-e (average load) per year
2,917,875€ per year at 0.15 €/kWh
56 %share of energy used for aeration

what this estimate is · Inputs: 1,273,890 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 574,099 p.e. with the reference profile of Romania (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

74.4estimated hm³ of treated water per year
tertiary treatment reporteda starting point for reclamation

what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (203,822 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.

LOCATION

Romania: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

Nearby plants are not shown: this plant's location awaits cross-checking.

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP BUCURESTI · RO8IF_53 report?

Reported size: 1,728,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 1,273,890 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 BUCURESTI · RO8IF_53?

Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 1,273,890 p.e. of reported load: 19,452,501 kWh per year (33.9 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.