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WWTP EAST CALDER WWTW

United Kingdom · official identifier UKSC_TP00068

95,000h-e design capacity (2018) · 189th of 1,875 (tied with 1 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKSC_TP00068 · reported size 95,000 h-e design capacity · received load 115,185 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2018. 189th of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom (tied with 1 others); 0.10 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 5.6 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

95,000h-e design capacity
115,185h-e received load (2018)
121 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
189th of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 1 others) · 0.10 % 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 coordinates55.8983, -3.4735 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
Livingston Wwtw5.6 km7,5006,115primary, secondary and tertiary
Winchburgh Wwtw6.4 km3,3003,947primary and secondary
Newbridge Wwtw6.8 km76,13339,818primary, secondary and tertiary
Blackburn Wwtw7.9 km20,10023,267primary, secondary and tertiary
South Queensferry Wwtw11.1 km11,2509,320primary 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 EAST CALDER WWTW report?

Reported size: 95,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 115,185 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.