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WWTP COMMUGNY

Switzerland · official identifier CH_WWTP_571100

30,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 135th of 705 (tied with 5 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier CH_WWTP_571100 · reported size 30,000 h-e design capacity · received load 18,328 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 135th of 705 records with reported size in the inventory of Switzerland (tied with 5 others); 0.18 % of the sum of those 705 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 9.2 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 official data · 2022

30,000h-e design capacity
18,328h-e received load (2022)
61 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
135th of 705by reported size among the 705 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 5 others) · 0.18 % 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 removalyes
Phosphorus removalyes
UV disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates46.3249, 6.1527 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

1,019,100reference kWh per year for this load
49.2kWh per h-e (average load) per year
152,865€ per year at 0.15 €/kWh
47 %share of energy used for aeration

what this estimate is · Inputs: 18,328 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 20,693 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

2.3estimated hm³ of treated water per year
tertiary treatment reporteda starting point for reclamation

what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (6,177 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
Gingins9.2 km1,6252,530primary, secondary and tertiary
Nyon9.9 km50,00032,186primary, secondary and tertiary
Prangins11.0 km3,6004,254primary, secondary and tertiary
Vernier-Ouest(Givaudan)14.6 km97,67675,679primary and secondary
Vernier/Aire15.2 km600,000536,179primary 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 COMMUGNY report?

Reported size: 30,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 18,328 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 COMMUGNY?

Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 18,328 p.e. of reported load: 1,019,100 kWh per year (49.2 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 47 % 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.