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WWTP Hammarsdale

The year refers to the inventory or source; it does not establish an individual observation date or current operation. Source note (original text): Access/update year is documented, not individual plant observation year.

South Africa · official identifier HW:51222

96,196population served estimated by the source (people) (2019) · 61st of 912 (tied with 2 others)

HydroWASTE v1.0 / South Africa · official identifier HW:51222 · size estimated by the source 96,196 population served estimated by the source (people) · reported treatment: Secondary · data year 2019. 61st of 912 records with size in the inventory of South Africa (tied with 2 others) (this plant: a source estimate); 0.38 % of the sum of those 912 records in people served (sum of records, not national capacity) · size estimated by the source ; nearest inventoried plant at 8.3 km · 2 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 scientific inventory · 2019

96,196reported population served (people)
61st of 912by size (source estimate) among the 912 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 2 others) · 0.38 % of the sum of those records (sum of records, not national capacity) · the largest plants in the country · how it is calculated
TreatmentSecondary · reported levels
Reported coordinates-29.8000, 30.6630 reported precision: not analysed in source what it means
Source and yearHydroWASTE v1.0 / South Africa · dataset record

REGULATORY REFERENCES

Referencia normativa: South Africa

Regulatory framework of South Africa. Individual applicability is not determined in this profile.

LOCATION

South Africa: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistancereported population served (people)Treatment
Ekuphumuleni Hospital8.3 km740Secondary
Hillcrest9.0 km8,880Secondary
Fredville11.8 km14,799Secondary
KwaNdengezi12.8 km17,759Secondary
Dassenhoek13.6 km4,440Secondary

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

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP Hammarsdale report?

Size estimated by the source: 96,196 reported population served (people). Units are retained without conversion.

What treatment is reported?

Treatment Secondary. Nitrogen, phosphorus and UV are shown only when explicitly reported.

SOURCE AND CORRECTIONS

Source

reported data · HydroWASTE v1.0 / South Africa · data 2019 · edition 2019 · 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.