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WWTP CHATHAM AND GILLINGHAM STW

United Kingdom · official identifier UKENSO_SW_TP000025

261,120h-e design capacity (2018) · 58th of 1,875

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKENSO_SW_TP000025 · reported size 261,120 h-e design capacity · received load 261,120 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2018. 58th of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom; 0.27 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 7.0 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

261,120h-e design capacity
261,120h-e received load (2018)
100 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
58th of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 records with a size in the inventory · 0.27 % 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 coordinates51.3860, 0.6280 precision reported by the source: level 2 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

  • 2026-03-31 · The public discharge register dates the start of permit SO/A00720/014 for the Motney Hill at Gillingham wastewater treatment works to 31 March 2026. Environment Agency

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 L03; 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

United Kingdom: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistanceCapacity (h-e)Load 2018Treatment
Stoke Stw7.0 km3,3273,327primary and secondary
Whitewall Creek Stw8.1 km35,97935,979primary and secondary
Queenborough Stw8.2 km52,42852,428primary and secondary
Sittingbourne Stw8.9 km85,97685,976primary and secondary
Teynham Stw13.6 km3,8423,842primary 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 CHATHAM AND GILLINGHAM STW report?

Reported size: 261,120 h-e design capacity. Received load: 261,120 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.