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WWTP CHESTER STW

United Kingdom · official identifier UKWAWA_WW_TP000101

117,034h-e design capacity (2018) · 149th of 1,875

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKWAWA_WW_TP000101 · reported size 117,034 h-e design capacity · received load 115,263 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2018. 149th of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom; 0.12 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 7.2 km · 6 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

117,034h-e design capacity
115,263h-e received load (2018)
98 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
149th of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 records with a size in the inventory · 0.12 % 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 coordinates53.1930, -2.9089 precision reported by the source: level 2 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
Queensferry Stw7.2 km65,18152,663primary, secondary and tertiary
Waverton Stw7.7 km2,3062,177primary and secondary
Ellesmere Port Stw8.3 km127,383108,421primary and secondary
Lavister Stw Stw8.4 km46,52946,529primary and secondary
Connahs Quay Stw9.4 km18,77618,567primary 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 CHESTER STW report?

Reported size: 117,034 h-e design capacity. Received load: 115,263 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.