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WWTP Uppsala Avloppsreningsverk
Sweden · official identifier SE0380-50-080
200,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 11th of 434 (tied with 1 others)
European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier SE0380-50-080 · reported size 200,000 h-e design capacity · received load 220,700 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2022. 11th of 434 records with reported size in the inventory of Sweden (tied with 1 others); 1.4 % of the sum of those 434 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 13.7 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 | yes |
| Phosphorus removal | yes |
| UV disinfection | not reported |
| Status | active |
| Reported coordinates | 59.8438, 17.6586 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
- 1945 · The Kungsängsverket plant was established at its Uppsala site in 1945, according to the municipal technical report. Municipality of Uppsala
Other published data
| Mean annual volume treated reported in the 2022 cycle | 17,860,900 m³/year (2022) · source |
|---|
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 L04; it does not change the official data.
REGULATORY REFERENCES
Referencia normativa: Sweden
Regulatory framework of Sweden · 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: 220,700 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 220,557 p.e. with the reference profile of Sweden (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 (52,306 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.
NEARBY PLANTS
Nearby wastewater treatment plants
| Plant | Distance | Capacity (h-e) | Load 2022 | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storvreta Avloppsreningsverk | 13.7 km | 9,800 | 6,800 | primary and secondary |
| Knivsta Avloppsreningsverk | 15.7 km | 13,000 | 6,700 | primary and secondary |
| Skoklosters Avloppsreningsverk | 18.0 km | 2,900 | 1,800 | primary and secondary |
| Bjorklinge Avloppsreningsverk | 20.7 km | 6,760 | 3,800 | primary and secondary |
| Orsundsbro Avreningsverk | 22.6 km | 2,600 | 2,600 | primary 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 Uppsala Avloppsreningsverk report?
Reported size: 200,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 220,700 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 Uppsala Avloppsreningsverk?
Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 220,700 p.e. of reported load: 7,012,556 kWh per year (31.8 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 58 % 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.