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Switzerland
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WWTP WINTERTHUR
Switzerland · official identifier CH_WWTP_023001
200,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 12th of 705 (tied with 1 others)
European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier CH_WWTP_023001 · reported size 200,000 h-e design capacity · received load 180,688 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 12th of 705 records with reported size in the inventory of Switzerland (tied with 1 others); 1.2 % of the sum of those 705 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 3.0 km · 10 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
| Treatment | primary + secondary + tertiary (more stringent) (as reported to the EEA: PST) · reported levels |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen removal | yes |
| Phosphorus removal | yes |
| UV disinfection | not reported |
| Status | active |
| Reported coordinates | 47.5155, 8.6666 precision reported by the source: level 2 what it means |
| Source and year | European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · dataset record |
FUENTES PÚBLICAS
What public sources report
Documented milestones
- 2025-09 · In September 2025, the new main inlet sewer and pipe bridge serving the Hard treatment plant in Winterthur entered service. City of Winterthur
Other published data
| Mean annual volume treated reported in the 2022 cycle | 19,606,996 m³/year (2022) · source |
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Facts taken from public documents, with their date and link; an authorisation, a project or a planned capacity do not prove operation or quantities actually treated. Aguas SB editorial layer, lot L04; it does not change the official data.
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
what this estimate is · Inputs: 180,688 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 203,988 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
what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (60,892 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.
NEARBY PLANTS
Nearby wastewater treatment plants
| Plant | Distance | Capacity (h-e) | Load 2022 | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pfungen | 3.0 km | 12,000 | 7,845 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Seuzach | 3.4 km | 10,000 | 8,460 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Rorbas | 7.3 km | 20,000 | 15,098 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Flaachtal | 8.6 km | 5,000 | 2,405 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Illnau-Effretikon(Mannenberg) | 8.9 km | 22,600 | 16,668 | primary, 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 WINTERTHUR report?
Reported size: 200,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 180,688 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 WINTERTHUR?
Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 180,688 p.e. of reported load: 6,862,161 kWh per year (33.6 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.