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WWTP Ballynahinch

United Kingdom · official identifier UKNI_TP00021

14,600h-e design capacity (2018) · 758th of 1,875

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKNI_TP00021 · reported size 14,600 h-e design capacity · received load 7,936 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2018. 758th of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom; 0.02 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 3.9 km · 2 within 10 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

14,600h-e design capacity
7,936h-e received load (2018)
54 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
758th of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 records with a size in the inventory · 0.02 % 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 coordinates54.3960, -5.8840 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
Drumaness3.9 km2,6512,420primary, secondary and tertiary
Saintfield8.4 km5,6375,048primary and secondary
Downpatrick12.5 km27,77519,657primary, secondary and tertiary
Ballygowan13.4 km3,0003,372primary and secondary
Annesborough15.1 km6,3345,882primary 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 Ballynahinch report?

Reported size: 14,600 h-e design capacity. Received load: 7,936 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.