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WWTP Marselle

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:51431

7,400population served estimated by the source (people) (2019) · 364th of 912 (tied with 28 others)

HydroWASTE v1.0 / South Africa · official identifier HW:51431 · size estimated by the source 7,400 population served estimated by the source (people) · reported treatment: Secondary · data year 2019. 364th of 912 records with size in the inventory of South Africa (tied with 28 others) (this plant: a source estimate); 0.03 % 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 1.2 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

7,400reported population served (people)
364th of 912by size (source estimate) among the 912 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 28 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
TreatmentSecondary · reported levels
Reported coordinates-33.6890, 26.6530 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
Kenton1.2 km4,884Secondary
Bushman3.5 km8,815Secondary
Alexandria20.7 km4,884Secondary
Rosehill Mall Waste water treatment works21.7 km0Secondary
Port Alfred23.3 km26,905Secondary

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

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP Marselle report?

Size estimated by the source: 7,400 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.