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WWTP STEP LES POMMERATS

Switzerland · official identifier CH_WWTP_675701

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_675701 · reported size 250 h-e design capacity · received load 187 h-e · reported treatment: PST · 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 1.8 km · 5 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
187h-e received load (2022)
75 %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 + tertiary (more stringent) (as reported to the EEA: PST) · reported levels
Nitrogen removalnot reported
Phosphorus removalnot reported
UV disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates47.2726, 6.9863 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

18,708reference kWh per year for this load
88.6kWh per h-e (average load) per year
2,806€ per year at 0.15 €/kWh
48 %share of energy used for aeration

what this estimate is · Inputs: 187 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 211 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 reporteda starting point for reclamation

what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (63 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
Step Saignelegier1.8 km4,1833,958primary, secondary and tertiary
Step Le Noirmont5.6 km2,8003,284primary, secondary and tertiary
Step Montfaucon6.0 km1,367651primary, secondary and tertiary
Step Soubey6.4 km25062primary, secondary and tertiary
Step les Breuleux7.5 km2,8673,615primary, 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 STEP LES POMMERATS report?

Reported size: 250 h-e design capacity. Received load: 187 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 STEP LES POMMERATS?

Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 187 p.e. of reported load: 18,708 kWh per year (88.6 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 48 % 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.