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WWTP BLACKBURN STW
United Kingdom · official identifier UKENNW_UU_TP000018
368,722h-e design capacity (2018) · 43rd of 1,875
European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKENNW_UU_TP000018 · reported size 368,722 h-e design capacity · received load 294,983 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2018. 43rd of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom; 0.39 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 6.4 km · 3 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
| Treatment | primary + secondary (as reported to the EEA: PS) · reported levels |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen removal | not reported |
| Phosphorus removal | not reported |
| UV disinfection | yes |
| Status | active |
| Reported coordinates | 53.7596, -2.6011 precision reported by the source: level 2 what it means |
| Source and year | European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · dataset record |
FUENTES PÚBLICAS
What public sources report
Documented milestones
- 2021-07 · By July 2021, eight cloth filters in the new tertiary treatment stage at the Blackburn plant were in operation. Water Projects Online
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 L02; 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.
NEARBY PLANTS
Nearby wastewater treatment plants
| Plant | Distance | Capacity (h-e) | Load 2018 | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton-Le-Dale Stw | 6.4 km | 66,308 | 66,308 | primary and secondary |
| Wilpshire Stw | 7.7 km | 3,184 | 3,137 | primary and secondary |
| Darwen Stw | 10.0 km | 34,599 | 30,893 | primary and secondary |
| Barton Stw | 11.0 km | 7,644 | 7,154 | primary and secondary |
| Leyland Stw | 11.9 km | 48,683 | 48,683 | primary 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 BLACKBURN STW report?
Reported size: 368,722 h-e design capacity. Received load: 294,983 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.