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WWTP Downpatrick

United Kingdom · official identifier UKNI_TP00034

27,775h-e design capacity (2018) · 496th of 1,875

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKNI_TP00034 · reported size 27,775 h-e design capacity · received load 19,657 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2018. 496th of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom; 0.03 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 8.9 km · 1 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

27,775h-e design capacity
19,657h-e received load (2018)
71 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
496th of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 records with a size in the inventory · 0.03 % 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 removalyes
Phosphorus removalyes
UV disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates54.3340, -5.7230 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
Drumaness8.9 km2,6512,420primary, secondary and tertiary
Ballynahinch12.5 km14,6007,936primary, secondary and tertiary
Portaferry13.7 km5,2873,801primary, secondary and tertiary
Annesborough15.1 km6,3345,882primary and secondary
Killinchy15.7 km4,6402,271primary 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 Downpatrick report?

Reported size: 27,775 h-e design capacity. Received load: 19,657 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.