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WWTP Avers (Loretsch Hus)

Switzerland · official identifier CH_WWTP_368102

250h-e design capacity (2022) · 692nd of 705 (tied with 6 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier CH_WWTP_368102 · reported size 250 h-e design capacity · received load 48 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2022. 692nd of 705 records with reported size in the inventory of Switzerland (tied with 6 others); < 0.01 % of the sum of those 705 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 3.6 km · 3 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

250h-e design capacity
48h-e received load (2022)
19 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
692nd of 705by reported size among the 705 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 6 others) · < 0.01 % of the sum of those records (sum of records, not national capacity) · the largest plants in the country · how it is calculated
Treatmentprimary + secondary (as reported to the EEA: PS) · reported levels
Nitrogen removalnot reported
Phosphorus removalnot reported
UV disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates46.4501, 9.5483 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

7,059reference kWh per year for this load
131.7kWh per h-e (average load) per year
1,059€ per year at 0.15 €/kWh
32 %share of energy used for aeration

what this estimate is · Inputs: 48 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 54 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

0estimated hm³ of treated water per year
tertiary treatment not reportedreclamation requires additional treatment

what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (16 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.

LOCATION

Switzerland: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistanceCapacity (h-e)Load 2022Treatment
Avers (Cresta)3.6 km22821primary and secondary
Surses (Bivio)8.1 km1,000182primary, secondary and tertiary
Surses (Sur)9.7 km25067primary and secondary
Bregaglia12.5 km4,5001,032primary, secondary and tertiary
Sils I.E./Segl (Fex)16.7 km75019primary, 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 Avers (Loretsch Hus) report?

Reported size: 250 h-e design capacity. Received load: 48 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 Avers (Loretsch Hus)?

Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 48 p.e. of reported load: 7,059 kWh per year (131.7 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 32 % 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.