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WWTP FELDBRUNNEN-ST. NIKLAUS

Switzerland · official identifier CH_WWTP_254400

1,625h-e design capacity (2022) · 479th of 705 (tied with 3 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier CH_WWTP_254400 · reported size 1,625 h-e design capacity · received load 802 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2022. 479th of 705 records with reported size in the inventory of Switzerland (tied with 3 others); < 0.01 % of the sum of those 705 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 1.2 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

1,625h-e design capacity
802h-e received load (2022)
49 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
479th of 705by reported size among the 705 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 3 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 coordinates47.2173, 7.5556 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

51,208reference kWh per year for this load
56.6kWh per h-e (average load) per year
7,681€ per year at 0.15 €/kWh
58 %share of energy used for aeration

what this estimate is · Inputs: 802 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 905 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

0.1estimated hm³ of treated water per year
tertiary treatment not reportedreclamation requires additional treatment

what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (270 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
Zuchwil(Soloth.-Emme)1.2 km125,00088,770primary, secondary and tertiary
Ruettenen2.0 km3,1251,213primary, secondary and tertiary
Flumenthal(Unt.Leberberg)4.2 km12,5003,884primary, secondary and tertiary
Bellach(Be-Lomm.-Lan.)4.8 km13,7507,478primary, secondary and tertiary
Selzach7.5 km6,9003,073primary, 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 FELDBRUNNEN-ST. NIKLAUS report?

Reported size: 1,625 h-e design capacity. Received load: 802 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 FELDBRUNNEN-ST. NIKLAUS?

Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 802 p.e. of reported load: 51,208 kWh per year (56.6 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.