WWTP FALMOUTH STW

United Kingdom · official identifier UKENSW_SWS_TP000025

45,285h-e design capacity (2018) · 340th of 1,875

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKENSW_SWS_TP000025 · reported size 45,285 h-e design capacity · received load 43,055 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2018. 340th of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom; 0.05 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 8.1 km · 2 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

45,285h-e design capacity

43,055h-e received load (2018)

95 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)

340th of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 records with a size in the inventory · 0.05 % 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	yes
Phosphorus removal	not reported
UV disinfection	yes
Status	active
Reported coordinates	50.1499, -5.0486 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
Ponsanooth Stw	8.1 km	3,169	3,169	primary and secondary
Carnon Downs Stw	8.3 km	4,186	3,196	primary and secondary
Truro (Newham) Stw	11.1 km	29,143	28,995	primary and secondary
Lanner St Day Stw	11.5 km	5,285	5,079	primary and secondary
Ladock Valley Stw	15.7 km	4,682	4,388	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 FALMOUTH STW report?

Reported size: 45,285 h-e design capacity. Received load: 43,055 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.