WWTP FAILSWORTH STW

United Kingdom · official identifier UKENNW_UU_TP000048

24,215h-e design capacity (2018) · 546th of 1,875

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKENNW_UU_TP000048 · reported size 24,215 h-e design capacity · received load 21,657 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2018. 546th 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 4.3 km · 7 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

24,215h-e design capacity

21,657h-e received load (2018)

89 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)

546th 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

Treatment	primary + secondary (as reported to the EEA: PS) · reported levels
Nitrogen removal	not reported
Phosphorus removal	not reported
UV disinfection	not reported
Status	active
Reported coordinates	53.4940, -2.1582 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

REGULATORY REFERENCES

Referencia normativa: United Kingdom

Regulatory framework of United Kingdom. Individual applicability is not determined in this profile.

LOCATION

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

Plant	Distance	Capacity (h-e)	Load 2018	Treatment
Ashton-Under-Lyne Stw	4.3 km	51,833	48,840	primary and secondary
Dukinfield Stw	4.7 km	88,861	77,083	primary and secondary
Oldham Stw	4.7 km	173,205	173,205	primary and secondary
Hyde Stw	6.4 km	84,540	82,977	primary and secondary
Royton Stw	7.5 km	31,294	29,196	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 FAILSWORTH STW report?

Reported size: 24,215 h-e design capacity. Received load: 21,657 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.