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WWTP Albula/Alvra (Tiefencastel)

Switzerland · official identifier CH_WWTP_354203

5,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 358th of 705 (tied with 9 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier CH_WWTP_354203 · reported size 5,000 h-e design capacity · received load 1,411 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 358th of 705 records with reported size in the inventory of Switzerland (tied with 9 others); 0.03 % of the sum of those 705 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 2.9 km · 7 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 official data · 2022

5,000h-e design capacity
1,411h-e received load (2022)
28 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
358th of 705by reported size among the 705 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 9 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
Treatmentprimary + secondary + tertiary (more stringent) (as reported to the EEA: PST) · reported levels
Nitrogen removalnot reported
Phosphorus removalyes
UV disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates46.6635, 9.5667 precision reported by the source: level 2 what it means
Source and yearEuropean Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · dataset record

REGULATORY REFERENCES

Referencia normativa: Switzerland

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

SCENARIO

Reference energy scenario for this load estimate · simulator engine

84,606reference kWh per year for this load
53.1kWh per h-e (average load) per year
12,691€ per year at 0.15 €/kWh
62 %share of energy used for aeration

what this estimate is · Inputs: 1,411 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 1,595 p.e. with the reference profile of Switzerland (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

0.2estimated hm³ of treated water per year
tertiary treatment reporteda starting point for reclamation

what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (476 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.

LOCATION

Switzerland: this plant on the map

this plant on the map · regional directory.

NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistanceCapacity (h-e)Load 2022Treatment
Albula/Alvra (Surava)2.9 km750270primary and secondary
Vaz/Obervaz (Faschas)4.1 km1,375546primary, secondary and tertiary
Thusis (Mutten)5.1 km32547primary and secondary
Vaz/Obervaz (Canius)5.2 km29,8337,053primary, secondary and tertiary
Albula/Alvra (Alvaneu)5.8 km2,8001,719primary, 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 Albula/Alvra (Tiefencastel) report?

Reported size: 5,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 1,411 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 Albula/Alvra (Tiefencastel)?

Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 1,411 p.e. of reported load: 84,606 kWh per year (53.1 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 62 % 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.