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WWTP Ballymena (Tullaghagarley)

United Kingdom · official identifier UKNI_TP00014

150,000h-e design capacity (2018) · 102nd of 1,875 (tied with 1 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKNI_TP00014 · reported size 150,000 h-e design capacity · received load 113,285 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2018. 102nd of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom (tied with 1 others); 0.16 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 12.1 km. Reported data with their source; estimates are not measurements of the plant.

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WHAT THE DATA REPORT

Reported data official data · 2018

150,000h-e design capacity
113,285h-e received load (2018)
76 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
102nd of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 1 others) · 0.16 % 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 coordinates54.8400, -6.3040 precision reported by the source: level 0 what it means
Source and yearEuropean Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · dataset record

FUENTES PÚBLICAS

What public sources report

Documented milestones

  • 2009-10-02 · In 2009, a response to the Assembly listed phase two of the Tullaghgarley wastewater treatment plant among water and sewerage investments. Northern Ireland Assembly

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 L05; it does not change the official data.

REGULATORY REFERENCES

Referencia normativa: United Kingdom

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

LOCATION

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistanceCapacity (h-e)Load 2018Treatment
Portglenone12.1 km4,0453,488primary and secondary
Antrim (Milltown)12.8 km80,62465,282primary, secondary and tertiary
Creagh16.1 km4,4002,046primary and secondary
Kilrea20.2 km3,0002,555primary and secondary
Ballyclare21.8 km26,45016,352primary, 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 Ballymena (Tullaghagarley) report?

Reported size: 150,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 113,285 h-e. Units are retained without conversion.

What treatment is reported?

Treatment PST. 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.