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WWTP Vaz/Obervaz (Faschas)

Switzerland · official identifier CH_WWTP_350601

1,375h-e design capacity (2022) · 499th of 705

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier CH_WWTP_350601 · reported size 1,375 h-e design capacity · received load 546 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 499th of 705 records with reported size in the inventory of Switzerland; < 0.01 % of the sum of those 705 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 2.2 km · 8 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

1,375h-e design capacity
546h-e received load (2022)
40 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
499th of 705by reported size among the 705 records with a size in the inventory · < 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 removalyes
UV disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates46.6891, 9.5281 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

38,229reference kWh per year for this load
62.0kWh per h-e (average load) per year
5,734€ per year at 0.15 €/kWh
53 %share of energy used for aeration

what this estimate is · Inputs: 546 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 616 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 reporteda starting point for reclamation

what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (184 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
Thusis (Mutten)2.2 km32547primary and secondary
Vaz/Obervaz (Canius)2.9 km29,8337,053primary, secondary and tertiary
Albula/Alvra (Tiefencastel)4.1 km5,0001,411primary, secondary and tertiary
Albula/Alvra (Surava)6.6 km750270primary and secondary
Zillis-Reischen (Val Schons)8.0 km5,0002,372primary, 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 Vaz/Obervaz (Faschas) report?

Reported size: 1,375 h-e design capacity. Received load: 546 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 Vaz/Obervaz (Faschas)?

Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 546 p.e. of reported load: 38,229 kWh per year (62.0 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 53 % 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.