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WWTP AMBLESIDE STW

United Kingdom · official identifier UKENNW_UU_TP000005

4,831h-e design capacity (2018) · 1350th of 1,875

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKENNW_UU_TP000005 · reported size 4,831 h-e design capacity · received load 3,797 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2018. 1350th of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom; < 0.01 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 12.7 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 · 2018

4,831h-e design capacity
3,797h-e received load (2018)
79 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
1350th of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 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 (as reported to the EEA: PS) · reported levels
Nitrogen removalnot reported
Phosphorus removalyes
UV disinfectionyes
Statusactive
Reported coordinates54.4278, -2.9694 precision reported by the source: level 2 what it means
Source and yearEuropean Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · dataset record

REGULATORY REFERENCES

Referencia normativa: United Kingdom

Regulatory framework of United Kingdom. Individual applicability is not determined in this profile.

LOCATION

United Kingdom: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistanceCapacity (h-e)Load 2018Treatment
Windermere Stw12.7 km11,2869,944primary and secondary
Kendal Stw19.6 km80,04370,589primary and secondary
Keswick Stw24.0 km8,8066,680primary and secondary
Milnthorpe Stw25.2 km8,9028,902primary and secondary
Ulverston Stw27.5 km17,25317,253primary 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 AMBLESIDE STW report?

Reported size: 4,831 h-e design capacity. Received load: 3,797 h-e. Units are retained without conversion.

What treatment is reported?

Treatment PS. Nitrogen, phosphorus and UV are shown only when explicitly reported.

SOURCE AND CORRECTIONS

Source

reported data · European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · data 2018 · edition 2019 · 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.