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WWTP Ballygowan

United Kingdom · official identifier UKNI_TP00017

3,000h-e design capacity (2018) · 1619th of 1,875 (tied with 23 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKNI_TP00017 · reported size 3,000 h-e design capacity · received load 3,372 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2018. 1619th of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom (tied with 23 others); < 0.01 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 3.9 km · 4 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 · 2018

3,000h-e design capacity
3,372h-e received load (2018)
112 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
1619th of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 23 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 coordinates54.5020, -5.7860 precision reported by the source: level 1 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
Moneyreagh3.9 km2,1502,386primary, secondary and tertiary
Saintfield5.0 km5,6375,048primary and secondary
Killinchy7.3 km4,6402,271primary and secondary
Newtownards (Ballyrickard)8.6 km499,08047,960primary, secondary and tertiary
Newtowmbreda11.3 km44,37534,497primary, 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 Ballygowan report?

Reported size: 3,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 3,372 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.