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WWTP Fleetwood and Blackpool (Fleetwood Marsh) STW

United Kingdom · official identifier UKENNW_UU_TP000050

298,594h-e design capacity (2018) · 51st of 1,875

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKENNW_UU_TP000050 · reported size 298,594 h-e design capacity · received load 280,802 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2018. 51st of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom; 0.31 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 1.7 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

298,594h-e design capacity
280,802h-e received load (2018)
94 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
51st of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 records with a size in the inventory · 0.31 % 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 coordinates53.9103, -3.0199 precision reported by the source: level 2 what it means
Source and yearEuropean Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · dataset record

PUBLIC SOURCES

What public sources report

Documented milestones

  • 2025-12-12 · The public discharge register dates the start of permit NW/017280252/009 for the Fleetwood Marsh wastewater treatment works to 12 December 2025. Environment Agency

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Facts taken from public documents, with their date and link; an authorisation, a project or a planned capacity do not prove operation or quantities actually treated. Aguas SB editorial layer, lot L03; it does not change the official data.

REGULATORY REFERENCES

Regulatory reference: 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

PlantDistanceCapacity (h-e)Load 2018Treatment
Preesall Knott End Stw1.7 km6,4095,986primary and secondary
Morecambe Stw14.8 km47,28337,355primary and secondary
Garstang Stw15.2 km15,19915,199primary and secondary
Lancaster (Stodday) Stw17.5 km106,33299,122primary and secondary
Barton Stw21.2 km7,6447,154primary 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 Fleetwood and Blackpool (Fleetwood Marsh) STW report?

Reported size: 298,594 h-e design capacity. Received load: 280,802 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.